Køge Municipality

Municipality in Zealand, Denmark

Køge Municipality

Køge Kommune (Danish)

Municipality

A street in Køge

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 55°27′N 12°11′E﻿ / ﻿55.45°N 12.18°E﻿ / 55.45; 12.18
Country| Denmark
Region| Zealand
Established| 1 January 2007
Seat| Køge
Government

• Mayor| Marie Stærke (A)
Area

• Total

| 255.47 km2 (98.64 sq mi)
Population

(1 January 2025)[1]

• Total

| 63,335
• Density| 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code| 259
Website| www.koege.dk

Køge Municipality (Danish: Køge Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰøː(j)ə]) is a kommune in the 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 (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 63,335 (2025). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 was Denmark's youngest mayor at that time. [1]

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Køge. Suburbs inside the urban area of Køge include Køge Nord (Ølby Lyng and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge to the south. Towns inside the municipality but outside the central urban area include Borup, Ejby, Bjæverskov, Lille Skensved, Lellinge and Algestrup.

As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), on 1 January 2007, the prior Køge municipality was merged with Skovbo Municipality to form the new Køge municipality.

## Urban areas

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The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

# | Locality | Population

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1 | Køge | 35,295
2 | Borup | 4.190
3 | Bjæverskov | 2,856
4 | Ejby | 2,831
5 | Vemmedrup | 1,688
6 | Lille Skensved | 1,450
7 | Algestrup | 871
8 | Lellinge | 687
9 | Nørre Dalby | 543
10 | Slimminge | 475

## Politics

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Køge's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

### Municipal council

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Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election  | Party  | Total
seats  | Turnout  | Elected
mayor

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A | B | C | D | F | I | I | O | U | V | Ø
2005 | 11  | 1  | 2  |  | 1  | 1  |  | 3  |  | 8  |  | 27  | 70.2%  | Marie Stærke (A)
2009 | 9  |  | 4  | 2  | 4  |  | 2  | 6  | 75.9%
2013 | 7  | 2  |  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 2  | 71.8%  | Flemming Christensen (C)
2017 | 10  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 2  |  | 6  | 1  | 72.6%  | Marie Stærke (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

## Sister cities and towns

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* Dundaga, Latvia
* Espoo, Finland
* Klaipėda, Lithuania
* Kongsberg, Norway

* Kristianstad, Sweden
* Saudarkrokur, Iceland
* Sjöbo, Sweden
* Trittau, Germany

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## References

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* Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map

1. ^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Køge Kommune.

* Municipality's official website
* Køge tourist bureau

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Køge Municipality

Towns & villages|

| Towns & Villages|

* Køge
* Borup
* Bjæverskov
* Ejby
* Vemmedrup
* Lille Skensved
* Algestrup
* Lellinge
* Nørre Dalby
* Slimminge
* Ølby
* Vedskølle

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Neighbourhoods in Køge|

* Boholte
* Hastrup
* Herfølge
* Ølby Lyng
* Ølsemagle Lyng

Natura & geography|

* Køge Å
* Køge Bay

Landmarks|

* Gammel Køgegård
* Garvergården
* Norske Løve
* Køge Museum
* KØS Museum of art in public spaces
* Køge Town Hall
* Tøxen's School
* Listed buildings (list)
* Churches (list)

Sports|

* HB Køge

Transport & Infrastructure|

* Port of Køge
* East Line (Køge station, Egøje station)
* Køge Bugt Line (Køge station, Ølby station, Køge North station)
* Little South Line (Køge station, Ølby station, Lille Skensved station)
* West Line (Borup station)
* Hedebo Greenway

History|

* Køge Huskors

Places adjacent to Køge Municipality

| Lejre | Roskilde, Solrød |

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Ringsted |

Køge

| Køge Bay
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| Faxe | Stevns

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