Brønshøj-Husum is one of the 10 official districts 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 ...

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. The district is bisected by Frederikssundsvej and consists mainly of vast areas of single family detached homes. It lies on the northwest border of the municipality. It covers an area of 8.73 km², has a population of 39,588. The district, now a quiet suburban area, has developed around the two old villages of

Brønshøj Brønshøj, part of the municipality of Copenhagen, forms, together with Husum, the administrative city district (''bydel'') of Brønshøj-Husum, in Denmark. History The first mention of the village Brønshøj (Brunshoga), is in a letter dated ...

and Husum. With 24.6% of the inhabitants having a non-Western background, Brønshøj-Husum is the most diverse district of Copenhagen.

Geography

Brønshøj-Husum is bounded by Vanløse to the south, Bispebjerg to the east,

Gladsaxe Municipality Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 69,681 (2019). Its ma ...

to the north,

Herlev Municipality Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 27,851 (1 April 2014 ...

to the northwest and

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to the west. The southern border follows Slotsherrensvej but the border is less well-defined on the other sides.

Parks and open spaces

The largest greenspace is Utterslev Mose which straddles the border with Bispebjerg in the northwestern corner of the district. Kagsmose is located in the western part of Brønshøj and Krogebjergparken in its southwestern corner. The three greenspaces are linked by Vestvolden, a former defensive structure which now forms a

green belt A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which ...

through the western suburbs of Copenahgen.

Bellahøj Bellahøj is an area situated 5 kilometres to the northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It features the Bellahøj Houses, a functionalist housing project, as well as parkland with an open-air theatre. The 37 metre high hill situated in Bellah� ...

is located in the southeastern corner of Brønshøj.

Sport

Brønshøj Boldklub Brønshøj BK, full name Brønshøj Boldklub, is a Danish association football, football club located in the outskirts of Copenhagen. The club was founded 15 May. 1919. History in brief Early years: Brønshøj BK's first decades was spent in ...

play at the

Tingbjerg Idrætspark Tingbjerg Idrætspark is an association football facility in Brønshøj, Denmark. Nicknamed ''Tingbjerg Ground'', it is the Home (sports), home stadium of Danish 2nd Division, 2nd Division club Brønshøj Boldklub. The facility consists of a foot ...

References

External links

City of Copenhagen's statistical office
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