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Høje-Taastrup Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 59,059 (1. January 2025). It was formed by the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform, and its 1974 adjustment, by merging the parish municipalities of Høje Taastrup, Sengeløse, the Fløng part of Hvedstrup-Fløng and the Reerslev part of Reerslev-Vindinge. Since 1 January 2006 the mayor of the municipality has been Michael Ziegler, a member of the Conservative People's Party (''Det Konservative Folkeparti'')
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.


Geography

The main town is the town of
Taastrup Taastrup (or Tåstrup) () is a Denmark, Danish railway town and suburb of Copenhagen – 18 km west of Copenhagen's city centre. The town forms a twin urban area with neighbouring suburb Høje Taastrup, Taastrup rising since 1859 and Høje Ta ...
. Other towns in the municipality include Høje Taastrup (without hyphenation), Hedehusene, Fløng, Sengeløse, Vridsløsemagle and Reerslev.


Locations


Neighbours

Neighboring municipalities are
Albertslund Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located west of central Copenhagen, with a population of around 30,000. Albertslund is a planned community or new town mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s. The sub ...
and Vallensbæk to the east, Egedal to the north,
Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...
to the west, and Greve and Ishøj to the south. The Holbæk Motorway and the West Forest (''Vestskoven'') help define the municipality's eastern perimeter.


Roads

The Holbæk Motorway bisects the municipality east-to-west, and is a major roadway connecting
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 ...
through Roskilde to Holbæk; it extends all the way to the tip of ''Sjællands Odde'', a
peninsula A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
sticking out into the
Kattegat The Kattegat (; ; ) is a sea area bounded by the peninsula of Jutland in the west, the Danish straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the Swedish provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Scania in Swede ...
where a ferry connects to Denmark's mainland (the
Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
peninsula) at the town of Ebeltoft. Additionally Motorring 4 splits off from the Holbæk Motorway at the municipality's eastern border leading to the various motorways servicing the northern parts of Zealand. The municipality's good position in the traffic network has led to the development of Høje-Taastrup Transportation Center, which includes Carlsberg Brewery's huge bottle depot. The West Forest is located where the three municipalities of Høje-Taastrup, Albertslund, and Ledøje-Smørum border on one another. It is part of a system of green areas surrounding the Copenhagen metropolitan area. It offers an extensive system of hiking and bike trails through grass and marsh areas. It connects to other parts of the greenway system, allowing one to seamlessly make a tour around the metropolitan area. Another throughway in this municipality is historic Roskilde Way (''Roskildevej''), which runs from Copenhagen to Roskilde. The first major road connecting these two cities was built in 1642 by King Christian IV. It was called The King's Road (''Kongevejen''), and was replaced in the 18th century by the current roadway. At Hedehusene, one of the towns in the municipality, the road changes name to Copenhagen Way (''Københansvej''), i.e. the road leading from Roskilde to Copenhagen. The Holbæk Motorway runs into, and has replaced part of the old Roskilde Way. Road signs indicating that one is leaving the Copenhagen metropolitan area are mounted within the municipality, where the
suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
an residential area gives way to the countryside, and the more agricultural side of the municipality. Høje-Taastrup municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).


The three railway station towns

The towns of Høje Taastrup, Taastrup, and Hedehusene are railway station towns in the Greater Copenhagen Authority (''Hovedstadens Udviklingsråd (HUR)''). The station at Høje Taastrup is one of the largest in Denmark and offers excellent local (
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 ...
-area), regional (including
Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...
, Holbæk and Kalundborg), and national and even international train connections (for example, to
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, Germany).


Høje Taastrup

The town of Høje Taastrup is a new development, centered on the
train station A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track, and a station building providing suc ...
. Behind the town hall lies the old village of Høje Taastrup, with its typical country church, picturesque thatch-roofed buildings, and a village pond complete with duck houses. It is a reminder of the area's agricultural past. The farmland that used to lie in the vicinity of the old village has been pretty much developed as of 2005. Located at the south end of the railroad station complex is another area landmark— the 26.3 meter tall sculpture "Thor's Tower" (''Torstårnet''), the tallest sculpture in the Nordic countries. It was made by Bjørn Nørgaard, and was inaugurated on 4 December 1986. There are several unique buildings in the same area, including the train station itself with its distinctive three arches. The three arches have become a symbol of the municipality, and have given rise to the moniker "The City of Arches" (Danish: ''Buernes By'', which in a play on words sounds remarkably similar to the phrase ''Byernes By'' or "The City of Cities"). The city has a sizeable number of immigrants, mostly from Vietnam and Arab countries. The town is home to City 2 shopping centre, Denmark's second largest shopping centre or mall.


Taastrup

The town of Taastrup is a railway town adjacent to Copenhagen suburbia. It lies to the east of Høje Taastrup, and its central street and shopping is around Taastrup hovedgade, formerly called Køgevej. Some of the shops are cafés, fastfood parlors, barbers, and jewelry stores. The housing project of Tåstrupgård is located in Taastrup.


Hedehusene

Hedehusene lies to the west of Høje Taastrup, on the stretch of railway connecting Copenhagen-Høje Taastrup-Roskilde. The town got its name with the building of the King's Road leading to Roskilde. King Christian IV wanted a house built for an official who would keep watch over entry gates on the road. This became the first house () on the heath (Danish: ''hede'') or Danish prairie. Thus the town became Hedehusene (lit. "The houses on the heath") Today the town has grown physically into neighboring Kallerup, Fløng, and Baldersbrønde. The most important commercial area is Roskilde Street (''Roskildevej''). Rockwool International, immediately west of the town, is the largest employer. Hedeland, close by, is a unique nature area created at the site of a former gravel excavation area. It also features a 4,000 seat amphitheatre. One of Denmark's oldest runestones, the Kallerup Stone (''Kallerupstenen'') from ca. 800-825 is erected at Ansgarkirken. There are between 1000 and 1500 immigrants, the vast majority coming from
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( Sivas and Konya). And there are small groups from Pakistan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Iran and Iraq.


Politics


Municipal council

Høje-Taastrup's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.


Historic attractions

* The Kroppedal museum in Vridsløsemagle is dedicated to the work of the Danish astronomer, Ole Rømer (1644–1710), who built his observatory here. The observatory operated until about 1716 when the remaining instruments were moved to the '' Rundetårn'' (lit. the "Round Tower") in Copenhagen. There is a large collection of ancient and more recent astronomical instruments on display at the museum. * Reerslev Church * Bjørn Nørgaard's sculpture Thor's Tower (Torstårn). Several historic churches are located in Høje-Taastrup including: ⁦Blaakilde Church, City Church, Høje Taastrup Church, Reerslev Church, Rønnevang Church⁩, Sankt Pauls Church, ⁦Sengeløse Church, Skt. Maria & Skt. Markus Church and Taastrup New Church.


Notable people

* Thorald Brendstrup (1812–1883), painter * Marie Rovsing (1814–1888), pioneering Danish women's rights activist * Hansine Andræ (1817–1898), early Danish feminist who proposed changes to Denmark's marriage liturgy for the benefit of women * Volrath Vogt (1817–1889), Norwegian theologian, educator and author * Rasmus Prehn (born 1973), politician, Minister for Development Cooperation * Hans Lindberg (born 1981), handballer * Dennis Ceylan (born 1989), boxer * Puls (formed 2010), pop, dance and club music band


Twin towns – sister cities

Høje-Taastrup is twinned with: *
Ängelholm Ängelholm is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Ängelholm Municipality in Skåne, Scania, Sweden with 42,131 inhabitants in 2017. History The city was founded in 1516 as Engelholm by King Christian II of Denmark, who moved the se ...
, Sweden * Oldenburg, Germany * Valmiera, Latvia


See also

* Treaty of Taastrup


References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new map with named municipalities
* Krak searchable and printable municipality map

(outline of municipality does not print out!)


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoje-Taastrup Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipalities of Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area