Solrød municipality
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Solrød is a municipality
in Region Sjælland
on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark
. The municipality covers an area of 40 km², and has a total population
of 20,759 (2008). Its mayor is Niels Hörup, a member of the Venstre
(Liberal Party) political party
. The municipal seat is Solrød Strand
.
The coastal belt is connected by S-train
to central Copenhagen
to the north, and to the city of Køge
to the south, with stations at Solrød Strand
and Jersie
Strand.
Further inland lies fertile farmland, dotted with the old villages of Karlstrup
, Solrød, Jersie, Kirke Skensved, and Gammel Havdrup. The town of Havdrup has a station on the Lille Syd railway between Roskilde
and Køge
.
Neighboring municipalities are Greve
to the north, Roskilde
to the west, and Køge to the south. To the east is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt).
There are popular beach
es along the Køge Bay coast, and the municipality is a popular summer house area. The area attracts both local day visitors and summer vacationers who are interested in boating, beaches and sunshine.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Region Sjælland
Region Sjælland
Region Zealand is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of...
on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The municipality covers an area of 40 km², and has a total population
Population
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of 20,759 (2008). Its mayor is Niels Hörup, a member of the Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
(Liberal Party) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
. The municipal seat is Solrød Strand
Solrød Strand
Solrød Strand is a Danish town, seat of the Solrød Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. It is commonly known simply as Solrød. Its population 1 January 2011 was of 15,020 , including Jersie Strand, the southern part of the Solrød Strand urban area....
.
Overview
Most of the population lives in an urbanized belt between the coast of Køge Bay and the E47 motorway, developed in the 1970s. The northern part of the belt is Solrød Stand; this is the site of the municipal council. The southern part is Jersie Strand.The coastal belt is connected by S-train
S-Train
The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
to central Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
to the north, and to the city of Køge
Køge
Køge Municipality is a municipality in 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 , and has a total population of 56,637...
to the south, with stations at Solrød Strand
Solrød Strand station
Solrød Strand station is a station on the Køge radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves Solrød Strand, in the northeastern part of the municipality of Solrød, and serves as the extended terminus of service A, with every second train terminating here on weekdays during daytime....
and Jersie
Jersie station
Jersie station is a station on the Køge radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark.It serves the southern end of coastal Solrød municipality....
Strand.
Further inland lies fertile farmland, dotted with the old villages of Karlstrup
Karlstrup
Karlstrup Landsby is a small village in the municipality of Solrød. The village is approximately 3km from the beach, Karlstrup Strand, situated in the middle of Køge Bugt . There is a lake nearby, Karlstrup Kalkgrav, which used to be a chalk pit...
, Solrød, Jersie, Kirke Skensved, and Gammel Havdrup. The town of Havdrup has a station on the Lille Syd railway between Roskilde
Roskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
and Køge
Køge
Køge Municipality is a municipality in 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 , and has a total population of 56,637...
.
Neighboring municipalities are Greve
Greve municipality
Greve Municipality is a municipality about 21 km south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773...
to the north, Roskilde
Roskilde municipality
Roskilde municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in east Denmark....
to the west, and Køge to the south. To the east is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt).
There are popular beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
es along the Køge Bay coast, and the municipality is a popular summer house area. The area attracts both local day visitors and summer vacationers who are interested in boating, beaches and sunshine.