Herfølge is a suburb of the town of

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. The suburb is connected to Køge and

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by the Lille Syd railway line.

Herfølge Church

Herfølge Church dates from around 1200 with several later additions.

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 the professional football club Herfølge BK, that clinched the Danish National Football Championship title in 1999–2000 season.

Notable people

Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki (; born 11 July 1990) is an inactive Danish professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, hold ...

(born 11. juli 1990 in

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

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(born 1928 in Herfølge – 1952) a Danish rower, team bronze medallist at the

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retrieved 18 June 2020 * Kim Daugaard (born 1974 in Herfølge) former footballer, 336 caps with

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, now assistant coach for HB Køge

References

External links

Herfoelge Køge Municipality {{ZealandDK-stub