Vallensbæk is a seaside western suburb of

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. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen Area. It forms its own municipality,

Vallensbæk Municipality Vallensbæk Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark on Zealand. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen area and consist primarily of the suburb of Vallensbæk. It is one of the smallest municipaliti ...

, which is one of the smallest Danish municipalities. It borders Køge Bay, and the Køge Bay Beach Park (Danish: Køge Bugt Strandpark) along the coast. The suburb of Vallensbæk consists of two sections, not directly connected to each other: Vallensbæk Nordmark in the north and Vallensbæk Strand in the south. The two parts of the town are commonly referred to together as Vallensbæk.

History

Vallensbæk is known from at least 1184, where it was mentioned as ''Wolensbech''. The parish municipality ( Danish: ''sognekommune'') of Vallensbæk was founded in 1842. The train station Vallensbæk station was the terminus of the first stage of the

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which opened in 1972. The opening of the train line kickstarted a suburban development of the area.

Vallensbæk Nordmark

Vallensbæk Nordmark is almost entirely residential buildings, mainly

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, with a small industrial area and an area with schools and institutions. Vallensbæk Nordmark is connected to

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Vallensbæk Strand

In the northern part of Vallensæk Strand is an industrial area and many

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. The rest of Vallensbæk Strand are mainly detached houses. Near the center of Vallensbæk Strand is Vallensbæk station, as well as a number of amenities, schools and institutions. By the coast, not directly connected to Vallensbæk Strand, is a sizable marina. Next to the marina is Køge Bugt Strandpark, of which a small portion is in Vallensbæk Municipality. Vallensbæk Strand is connected to Brøndby Strand.

Marina and beach

Vallensbæk Marina is one of four marinas in the 7 km long Køge Bay Beach Park. Køge Bugt Strandpark is a park in Køge Bay. It is artificially made and was opened in 1980. It is located along the coast of the bay, in Greve, Ishøj, Vallensbæk and Brøndby municipalities. The beaches in Vallensbæk Municipality are administered by

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. The marina contains several restaurants as well as other facilities for sailors. The beach park offer good bathing facilities. It has room for approximately 600 boats.

Transport

Vallensbæk Strand is served by Vallensbæk railway station, located on the Køge Bugt radial of the Copenhagen's S-train network and served by the A-line. Vallensbæk Nordmark is served by Albertslund railway station, located on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network and served by the B-line. The area is also served by the Køge Bugt

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in the south and the Holbæk Motorway in the north.

Notable people

* Niels Knudsen (1904—1987), architect *

Pia Olsen Dyhr Pia Olsen Dyhr (born 30 November 1971) is a Danish politician and leader of The Green Left. She has been a member of the Folketing the 2007 general elections. Dyhr has served as Minister for Trade and Investment and later Minister of Transport ...

(born 1971), politician, member of the

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and chairman of the Socialist People's Party *

Nicolai Wael Nicolai Wael (born 10 May 1972) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Denmark Series club Ringkøbing IF. Managerial career In April 2013 it was announced that he would replace Thomas Thomasberg ...

(born 1972), football manager * Amalie Wichmann (born 1995), handball player

External links

Vallensbæk Municipality's website

Vallensbæk Harbour

References

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