Rødovre Municipality
Rødovre Municipality | |||
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Basic data | |||
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State : | Denmark | ||
Region : | Hovedstaden | ||
Region : | Københavns omegn | ||
Educated: | 1901 | ||
Office (until the end of 2006) : | København's office | ||
Harde : (until March 1970) |
Sokkelund Herred | ||
Office (until 1970) : | København's office | ||
Residents : | 40,652 (2020) | ||
Area : | 12.20 km² (2014) | ||
Population density : | 3,332 inhabitants per km² | ||
Municipality number : | 175 | ||
Administration headquarters: | Rødovre | ||
Address: | Rødovre Parkvej 150 2610 Rødovre |
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Mayor: | Britt Jensen ( Social Democrats ) |
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Website: | www.rk.dk | ||
Sister cities : |
Täby Järvenpää Lørenskog |
Rødovre Kommune is a Danish municipality in the Hovedstaden region . The municipality is part of the capital region Hovedstadsområdet .
The Copenhagen suburb is relatively small with 12.20 km² compared to the population of 40,652 (as of January 1, 2020).
In 1999 Rødovre was one of the venues for the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championship . The suburb was the headquarters of the Danish supermarket chain Irma until 2012 . From April 2017 (groundbreaking) a place of residence, IrmaByen ((Die) IrmaStadt), with 3,000 inhabitants was built here.
Parishes in the commune
The following parishes ( Danish : Sogn ) are in the municipality :
No. | Parish | Residents |
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Grøndalslund Sogn | 8,080 | |
Hendriksholm Sogn | 6,460 | |
Islev Sogn | 11,977 | |
Rødovre Sogn | 14,135 |
population
Development of the population (January 1st) :
- 1980: 38.020
- 1985: 36,356
- 1990: 35,350
- 1995: 35,490
- 1999: 36.004
- 2000: 36,317
- 2003: 36,619
- 2005: 36,312
- 2010: 36,233
- 2020: 40,652
Town twinning
Rødovre Municipality has twinning partnerships with the following cities:
Personalities
- Anders W. Berthelsen (* 1969), actor
- Lars Eller (* 1989), ice hockey player
- Jakob Ejersbo (1968–2008), writer
- Hans Fogh (1938-2014), sailor
- Ken Frost (* 1967), track cyclist
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas (* 1973), actor
- Brigitte Nielsen (* 1963), actress
- Martin Retov (* 1980), football player
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt (* 1966), politician, prime minister , leader of the Danish Social Democratic Party
- Finn Ziegler (1935–2005), jazz musician
- Adrenalize (* 1996), hardstyle DJ and producer
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Geografi, miljø og energi -> ARE207: Areal demands efter municipality / region (Danish)
- ↑ danskekommuner.dk: Borgmesterffekta: Rødovre (Danish), accessed on April 16, 2020
- ↑ Statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> KM1: Befolkningen January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st, so and folkekirkemedlemsskab (Danish)
- ↑ rk.dk: Venskabsbyer (Danish), accessed on April 16, 2020
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Danish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ N , 12 ° 27 ′ E