Tune is a town in

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, located 5 km southeast of

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and 26 km southwest of Copenhagen City Hall Square, in metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It is mainly known for its

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. As of 2022, the town has a population of 5,300.BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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History

Tune is one of the oldest settlements in the area with a history that dates back at least 1800 years. Tune was a large village, with mostly farms. It was also an intermediate station for the kings, traveling from Roskilde to the natural harbor at Mosede at the Bay of Køge. Founded in 1866, Gjøes Folkehøjskole was the first

folk high school Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule;'' ...

to open in the Greve area. It was later converted into an agricultural school under the name Tune Landboskole.

Description

Tune is mainly a residential town with mostly single-family detached homes but there are also small commercial and industrial areas. The original village with winding streets and old houses is located on a small hill in the western part of the town. Tune Church dates from the 12th century.{{Dead link, date=July 2018 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=no Facilities include two schools, one for 0-5th grade and the other 5-9th grade, a small mall with a

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, two supermarkets, a couple of cloth shops, two

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agents, a

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and three

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s, a

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and other shops. Tune Hallerne is the local sports venue. Roskilde Racing Center is also located near the town.

Surroundings

The vast recreational area Hedeland is located to the northwest of Tune. The Hedebo Greenway will pass the town on its way from

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to the Bay of Køge.

Notable people

* Olaf Lodal (1885 in Tune – 1969) a Danish long-distance runner, competed in the marathon at the

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References

External links

Tunestillingen
a former military structure part of the defence of Copenhagen Cities and towns in Region Zealand Greve Municipality