Gentofte

Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form the most important greenspace.

Gentofte is roughly bounded by Lyngbyvej to the west, the S-train line to Hillerød to the northeast, Bernstorffsvej to the east and Kildegårdsvej to the south.

On 1 January 2012 the district had 8,289 residents, equaling 11% of the total population of Gentofte Municipality.

The gift comprises extensive parts of what is now Copenhagen, including "...mansionem de Gefnetofte cum omnibus pertenentiis suis" (Fentofte House with all its land).

Gentofte is most likely considerably older since place names with the suffix -tofte have usually emerged during the 9th century.

It was placed under Ibstrup Ladegård which was renamed Jægersborg by Christian V. Tax records show that Gentofte had approximately 450 residents in 1645.

In the 1870s, the population increased from 4,158 to 5,106 In 1887, Carl Ludvig Ibsen began to acquire land in the Gentoffte-Gellerup area.

In 1916, Ibsen placed his remaining land in a company, A/S De Ibsenske Grunde i Gjentofte Sogn, which existed until 1945.

It is also home to the upper secondary school Aurehøj Gymnasium and Gentofte HF.