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Greve Municipality is a municipality (
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, '' kommune'') about 21 km south-west of
Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
in
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on the east coast of the island of
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(''Sjælland'') in eastern
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. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773 (2008). The site of its municipal council is the town of
Greve Strand Greve Strand (commonly also known simply as Greve) is a Danish town, seat of the Greve Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population is 41,879 (1 January 2015).suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
for the larger Copenhagen area.


History

Until the 1960s the area was primarily agricultural, and most businesses in town were concentrated along the coastal road "Strandvejen". With numerous holiday cottages near the coast of ''Køge Bugt'' (Køge Bay), this was also the destination for many inhabitants of Copenhagen on holiday away from the hustle and bustle of the city. During the late 1960s and into the 1970s, many people moved permanently out of Copenhagen and into new homes in places like Greve. What was formerly farmers' fields quickly turned into districts of detached houses, whilst most of the shops and similar businesses near the coastal road moved into central
shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
s such as Hundige Storcenter and Greve Midtby Center. Around 1980 the
S-train The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...
railroad network was expanded towards
Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a ...
, and the stations Greve and
Hundige Hundige is a suburb southwest of Copenhagen. The town has a relatively high rate of crime, most of which are committed in the large housing project called Askerød in the northern part of the subur The housing project called Gersagerparken has als ...
were placed adjacent to the shopping malls. Greve Municipality was formed in 1970, as part of the ("Municipal Reform") of that year. It was established by combining the following
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
es: * Greve *
Hundige Hundige is a suburb southwest of Copenhagen. The town has a relatively high rate of crime, most of which are committed in the large housing project called Askerød in the northern part of the subur The housing project called Gersagerparken has als ...
*
Karlslunde Karlslunde is a suburb 25 km (16 mi) south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The suburb is a part of Greve municipality. Karlslunde is generally divided into Karlslunde Landsby and Karlslunde Strand split by Karlslunde Landevej (Taastru ...
* Karlslunde Strand * Kildebrønde * Mosede * Tune. Greve municipality was one of the municipalities that was not merged 1 January 2007 in the nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).


Locations


Politics

Greve's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.Greve.dk
"Byråd og udvalg" Retrieved 28 April 2019


National results


Municipal council

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.


2005 election results

2005 local election results:


2009 election results

2009 local election results:


2013 election results

2013 local election results:


2017 election results

2017 local election results:


2021 election results

2021 local election results:


References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro map with named municipalities


External links

*
Krak searchable/printable map
{{Authority control Municipalities of Region Zealand Municipalities of Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area