Søllerød (old town)

Søllerød Municipality, derives its name from the small village of Søllerød. The Søllerød municipality ceased to exist on January 1Fact|date=November 2007 when it was merged with Birkerød Municipality and became Rudersdal Municipality. The main features of the village are its medieval church, with a very beautiful cemetery, the famous inn "Søllerød Kro", the old countryhouse "Mothsgaarden" (currently a historical museum) and a number of 18^th and 19^th century countryhouses. In the 18^th and 19^th centuries Danish and foreign artists and poets often visited the area. Hans Christian Andersen stayed there in the summer of 1864 and 1865Fact|date=November 2007, and in 1868 the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg composed his masterpiece, "The piano concert "Opus 16", while staying at Mothsgaarden.Fact|date=November 2007