Location in Denmark

Hvidovre is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,863 (2005). Its mayor is Britta Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ... Region Hovedstaden (Danish Capital Region or Copenhagen Capital Region) is a future administrative region created under the Danish Municipal Reform, which replaces the traditional counties (amter) with five larger regions. ... Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne), is a Danish political party. ... The Folketing in session. ...

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Hvidovre. Other towns in the municipality are Avedøre and Friheden.

Neighboring municipalities are Copenhagen to the east, Rødovre to the north, and Brøndby to the west. Part of its eastern border are the waters of Kalveboderne, and to the south is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt). The southern-most section of the municipality, known as Avedøre Holme, juts out into Køge Bay and forms part of the entryway into Kalveboderne, the waters of which separate the island of Zealand from neighboring Amager. Avedøre Holm houses two harbours. For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Rødovre is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand, at 55°41′ N 12°27′ E. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 36,317. ... Brøndby is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. ... Amager is a Danish island in the Øresund. ...

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:

• Avedøre Parish
• Hvidovre Parish
• Risbjerg Parish
• Strandmark Parish

Hvidovre municipality was not merged with other municipalities by January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Denmark is divided into 13 counties (amter), and 271 municipalities (kommuner). ...

History

In 1929 a 3,500 year old sword from the Bronze Age was excavated in Hvidovre. Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...

In May 1945, a few days before the end of World War II, a gun fight took place on the street of Hvidovrevej between Resistance fighters and members of the auxiliary police (Hilfspolizei, abbr. HIPO). Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Danish Resistance Movement was an underground insurgency movement to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War II. Due to the unusually lenient terms given to Denmark by the Nazi occupation authority, the movement was slower to develop effective tactics on a wide scale than in some other...

The town of Hvidovre

The town is a suburb to Copenhagen, located ca. 10 km. southwest of the capital's center. It got its name from the fact that a white church could be seen in Hvidovre— hvid means "white" in Danish. This same naming principle also applies to neighboring Rødovre municipality where a red church could be seen— rød means "red" in Danish. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Rødovre is a municipality in eastern Denmark, in the county of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand, at 55°41′ N 12°27′ E. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 36,317. ...

The city is well-known for its football team, Hvidovre IF, where famous Danish football players such as Peter Schmeichel, Brian Laudrup, and Michael Laudrup have played. It is also the birthplace of young Liverpool defender Daniel Agger. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Hvidovre IF is a Danish football club, founded on 15 October 1925. ... Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born November 18, 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played the position of goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of that Rangers FC team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player and manager. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Daniel Munthe Agger (born 12 December 1984 in Hvidovre, Denmark) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a central defender for English club Liverpool. ...

Film production camp Zentropa (founded by Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk Jensen) is located in Hvidovre. Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier, April 30, 1956) is a Danish film director closely associated with the Dogme95 collective, calling for a return to plausible stories in filmmaking and a move away from artifice and towards technical minimalism. ...

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External links

• Municipality's official website
• History of Hvidovre

References

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

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