Køge
Encyclopedia
Køge Municipality (ˈkøːə or [ˈkøːjə]) is a municipality (Danish
, kommune
) in Region Sjælland
on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen
. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 56,637 (2008). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 is currently Denmark's youngest mayor. http://www.koege.dk/297897/
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Køge
. Suburbs inside the Køge agglomeration
include Køge Nord (Ølby Lyng
and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge
to the south. Towns inside the municipality but outside the central agglomeration include Borup
, Ejby
, Bjæverskov, Lille Skensved
, Lellinge and Algestrup.
As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), on January 1, 2007, the prior Køge municipality was merged with Skovbo Municipality
to form the new Køge municipality.
, Finland Trittau
, Germany Saudarkrokur, Iceland Dundaga
, Latvia Kongsberg
, Norway Sjöbo
, Sweden Kristianstad
, Sweden Klaipėda
, Lithuania
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune
Municipalities of Denmark
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) in Region Sjælland
Region Sjælland
Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of...
on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 56,637 (2008). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 is currently Denmark's youngest mayor. http://www.koege.dk/297897/
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Køge
Køge
Køge Municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² , and has a total population of 56,637...
. Suburbs inside the Køge agglomeration
Agglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
include Køge Nord (Ølby Lyng
Ølby
Ølby is a neighbourhood north of the town of Køge divided into two parts, the village of Ølby and east of the village near the shore of the Bay of Køge a suburb named Ølby Lyng 35 km south-west of Copenhagen, Denmark, located in the northern part of Køge...
and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge
Herfølge
Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, located about 5 kilometres south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected with direct train to Køge, Næstved and Roskilde.- Residential areas :...
to the south. Towns inside the municipality but outside the central agglomeration include Borup
Borup, Køge Municipality
Borup, in Køge Municipality, 40 kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark, is a railway town on the railroad between Roskilde and Ringsted. With a population of 4,228 , it is the second largest town of the municipality.-Geography:...
, Ejby
Ejby, Køge Municipality
Ejby is a village in Køge Municipality on the Danish island of Zeeland, with a population of 2,806 . The village is located about 8 kilometres/5 miles west of the town of Køge....
, Bjæverskov, Lille Skensved
Lille Skensved
Lille Skensved is a small railway town located in Køge and Solrød municipalities, at the railway between Roskilde and Køge about 7 kilometres north of Køge....
, Lellinge and Algestrup.
As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), on January 1, 2007, the prior Køge municipality was merged with Skovbo Municipality
Skovbo municipality
Skovbo is a former municipality in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. It covered an area of 132 km², and had a total population of 14,873...
to form the new Køge municipality.
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, Sweden Kristianstad
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