Taastrup

Taastrup (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰɒstʁɔp]) is a Danish railway town or/and suburb of Copenhagen - 15 km west of the capital's city centre, and formerly the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden. It takes its name from the village of Taastrup Valby, which also gave its name to the station established in 1859, from which the town grew. The population on 1 January 2020 was 34,364.[1] It forms a twin (sub)urban area with neighbouring suburb Høje Taastrup since the 1980s, that has engulfed the villages of Taastrup Valby, Høje Taastrup, Kragehave and Klovtofte. This area has almost grown together with the town of Hedehusene.

"Tåstrup" redirects here. For other uses, see Tåstrup (disambiguation).
Taastrup
Taastrup New Church in September 2006
Taastrup
Coordinates: 55°39′04″N 12°15′58″E
CountryDenmark
RegionCapital (Hovedstaden)
MunicipalityHøje-Taastrup
Government
 • MayorMichael Ziegler
Area
 • Urban
13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Urban
34,364
 • Urban density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
17,101 males and 17,263 females
 • Municipality
50,676
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2630
Area code(s)(+45) 43
Websitehttp://www.htk.dk/

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Geography

The town is situated halfway between Copenhagen and Roskilde, close to the suburbs and municipalities of Albertslund and Ishøj.

Notable people

Twinned cities

See also

References
  1. BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

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