Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the

Ballerup Municipality Ballerup Kommune () is a municipality () in '' Region Hovedstaden'' on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It is located approximately 15 kilometers from central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34.09 km2, ...

, in the

Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 ...

. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music. It is twinned with East Kilbride in

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Geography

The town is situated in the north-western suburbs of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and is part of Copenhagen's

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Sport

Track cycling

Ballerup Super Arena is the

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of Ballerup. It hosted the

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and

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as well as many rounds of the

UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics The UCI Track Cycling World Cup (formerly known as the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics) was a multi race tournament held over a track cycling season - usually between October and February. Each series is divided into several rounds, each held ...

Notable people

* Paul Høm (1905 in Ballerup – 1994), a Danish artist of religious paintings and brightly coloured stained glass windows

Sport

* Karin Deleurand (born 1959 in Ballerup), a Danish former swimmer, competed at the

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* Dennis Otzen Jensen (born 1974 in Ballerup), a Danish former freestyle and butterfly swimmer, competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

* Matti Breschel (born 1984 in Ballerup), a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist * Nikola Aistrup (born 1987 in Ballerup), a Danish former professional racing cyclist * Nicolai Jørgensen (born 1991 in Ballerup), a Danish professional footballer with 240 club caps and 41 for

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* Nicolai Boilesen (born 1992 in Ballerup), a Danish footballer with 140 club caps * Julie Finne-Ipsen (born 1995 in Ballerup), a Danish badminton player

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Municipal seats in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipal seats of Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Ballerup Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub

Geography

Sport

Track cycling

Notable people

Sport

See also

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