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. Taastrup Valby was originally known as solely Valby, but got its full name from its location in the parish of Høje Taastrup to avoid confusion with other villages with the same name. The population on 1 January 2021 was 34,698.[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.

Taastrup
Taastrup New Church in September 2006
Taastrup
Coordinates: 55°39′04″N 12°15′58″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Capital (Hovedstaden)
Municipality	Høje-Taastrup
Government
• Mayor	Michael Ziegler
Area
• Urban	13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Urban	34,698
• Urban density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	17,239 males and 17,459 females
• Municipality	50,676
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2630
Area code(s)	(+45) 43
Website	http://www.htk.dk/