Herfølge is a suburb of the town of

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 ...

, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of Køge, and is a part of

Køge Municipality Køge Municipality () 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. mil ...

. The suburb is connected to Køge and

Næstved Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the four ...

by the

Lille Syd Lille Syd ("''Little South''") is a passenger railway line on the Danish island of Zealand, formerly connecting the towns of Roskilde and Næstved by way of Køge. History The railway was built as part of the Zealand South Line (''Sjællandske Sydb ...

railway line.

Residential areas

Holmebækhuse, is well known settlement in Herfølge, build in 1982 the townhouses/ terrace houses are located south east of Herfølge, and buildings are divided in three areas, in three colours red, green and most commonly blue. Svanemarken, Svanelunden and Svaneengen are known as the first residential area in all of

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, with the so called “ svanemærket” (translates to swanlabel?) which is a climate label that means the houses there guarantees low energy use, good indoor climate, and materials good for climate. The houses in this area is advanced architecture and traditional big houses, and they are the most expensive houses in Herfølge. The settlement of Tinggården, originally built in 1978 as a result of a competition from the Danish Ministry of Housing on alternative settlements and dwellings, is located on the eastern outskirts of Herfølge. In recent years, a newer settlement called "Fremtidens Parcelhuse" (English: ''

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Single Family Houses''), consisting of 80 various low energy houses, has started construction south of Tinggården.

Sports

Herfølge is mainly known for

Herfølge Boldklub Herfølge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based in Herfølge, a southern suburb of Køge in the eastern part of Zealand. In 2009, the club shared its licence, and merged its professional football with Køge BK to form ...

, which won the Danish National Football Championship in

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

Notable people

Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 71 weeks, including at the end of 2010 and 2011. She achieved the top ranking for the first time on 11 ...

(born 11. juli 1990 in

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

) the famous tennis player, Caroline Wozniacki of polish descent, used to live in Herfølge, were she started her tennis career, at 7 years in Køge tennis club, and went to local Herfølge skole. *

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

(born 1928 in Herfolge – 1952) a Danish rower, team broze medallist at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

Peter Aalbæk Jensen Peter Aalbæk Jensen (born 8 April 1956 in Osted) is a Danish film producer who in 1992 with director Lars von Trier founded the Danish film company Zentropa and later its huge studio complex Filmbyen. His father was writer Erik Aalbæk Jensen. ...

(born 1956 in

Osted Osted is a town with a population of 2,204 (1 January 2022) in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark. The town is located at the road between the cities of Roskilde and Ringsted. Notable people * Hans Denver (born 1876 in Osted – 1961) ...

) a Danish film producer is a resident of Herfølge.IMDb Database
retrieved 18 June 2020 *

Kim Daugaard Kim Daugaard Hansen (; born 29 March 1974) is a Danish football coach and former professional player, who currently works as assistant coach HB Køge. He played as a midfielder for Brøndby IF for his entire career.

(born 1974 in Herfølge) former footballer, 336 caps with

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

, now assistant coach for

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...

References

External links

Herfoelge Køge Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub