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Town in Zealand, Denmark

Place in Zealand, Denmark

Greve Strand
Aerial view of Hundige parish

Coordinates: 55°34′N 12°18′E / 55.567°N 12.300°E / 55.567; 12.300
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Greve
Government
• Mayor	Pernille Beckmann
Area
• Total	22.1 km (8.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	44,682
• Density	2,000/km (5,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2

Greve Strand (commonly also known simply as Greve) is a Danish town, seat of the Greve Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population is 44,682 (1. January 2024).

History

Until the 1960s, the area was primarily agricultural: most businesses in town were concentrated along the coastal road "Strandvejen".

Geography

Greve Strand is located on the eastern side of the Zealand island, not too far (approx. 25 km) from Copenhagen and is a part of its urban area.

Notable people

Max Jørgensen (1923 in Kildebrønde – 1992) a Danish cyclist, competed in the team pursuit at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Rune Ohm (born 1980 in Greve) a Danish handball player
Mie Lacota (born 1988 in Greve) a professional road and track cyclist
Nadia Offendal (born 1994 in Greve) a Danish handball player
Andreas Bruus (born 1999 in Greve) a Danish footballer
Amalie Magelund (born 2000) a Danish badminton player, lives in Greve

References

^ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

External links

Media related to Greve Strand at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Municipal seats of Denmark
Capital Region	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Ølstykke Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk
Central Denmark Region	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg
North Denmark Region	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted
Region Zealand	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Store Heddinge Vordingborg
South Denmark Region	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

55°34′56″N 12°17′20″E / 55.58222°N 12.28889°E / 55.58222; 12.28889

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