Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge

Køge

Køge Municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² , and has a total population of 56,637...

, located about 5 kilometres south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected with direct train to Køge, Næstved and Roskilde

Roskilde

Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....

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Residential areas

The settlement of Tinggården, originally build in 1978 as a result of a competition from the Danish Ministery of Housing on alternative settlements and dwellings, is located on the eastern outskirts of Herfølge.

During the last years a newer settlement, called "Fremtidens Parcelhuse" (English:Future

Future

The future is the indefinite time period after the present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the nature of the reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently exists and will exist is temporary and will come...

 Single Family Houses), an innovativ development projekt, become build up south of Tinggården.

Sports

Herfølge is mainly known for Herfølge Boldklub

Herfølge Boldklub

Herfølge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based in Herfølge, a southern suburb of Køge in the eastern part of Zealand. In 2009, the club shared it's licence, and merged it's professional football with Køge BK to form HB Køge....

, which won the Danish National Football Championship in 2000, as the smallest football club ever in Denmark.