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Ølstykke
Ølstykke is a town and a former municipality ( Danish, kommune) in Egedal municipality, Region Hovedstaden. The town is on the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland), in eastern Denmark. The former Ølstykke municipality covered an area of 29 km², and had a total population of 15,358 (2005). Its last mayor was Svend Kjærgaard, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
On 1 January 2007, Ølstykke municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Ledøje-Smørum and Stenløse municipalities to form the new Egedal municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 126 km² and a total population of 39,267 (2005).