Taastrup
Encyclopedia
Taastrup is a Danish
satellite-city of Copenhagen
and the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden
. The population in 2011 is 32,406 .
and Roskilde
, close to the town of Albertslund
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
satellite-city of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
. The population in 2011 is 32,406 .
Geography
The town is between Metropolitan CopenhagenMetropolitan Copenhagen
The term Metropolitan Copenhagen consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County, except for the municipalities Høje-Taastrup, Ledøje-Smørum, in all, 18 municipalities, and except parts of Ballerup, Greve , Ishøj, former Søllerød and former Værløse, ...
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....
, close to the town of Albertslund
Albertslund
Albertslund Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 23 km², and has a total population of 27,602 . Its mayor is Steen Christiansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
.
See also
- Høje-Taastrup Municipality
- Høje Taastrup stationHøje Taastrup stationHøje Taastrup station is a railway station in Høje-Taastrup municipality, Denmark, opened on 30 May 1986.The station is one of the largest in Denmark...
- Taastrup stationTaastrup stationTaastrup station is a station on the Taastrup radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in the town of Taastrup....
- Treaty of TaastrupTreaty of TaastrupThe Treaty of Taastrup was a preliminary accord signed on 11 February 1658 between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and King Frederick III of Denmark. The treaty was signed at the Høje Taastrup Church. Individuals such as Count Corfitz Ulfeldt participated in the peace negotiations after Denmark lost in...