Herlev is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separ ...

about 9 km northwest of

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan a ...

city centre. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality,

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Sports

Herlev is the hometown of former Vancouver Canuck

Jannik Hansen Jannik Hansen (born 15 March 1986) is a Danish former professional ice hockey right winger. Hansen began playing professionally at the age of 16 with both the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Danish league and the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish J ...

. Herlev is known for its hockey team, the Herlev Hornets.

Attractions

Herlev Hospital Herlev Hospital (former da, Amtssygehuset i Herlev) is a hospital in Herlev, Denmark, close to Copenhagen. The building is tall and has 25 floors. It is famous for being Denmark's tallest building. Its modern, functional architecture in bright ...

is in height. It is famous for being Denmark's tallest building and the fifth tallest hospital in the world. Its modern, functional architecture in bright concrete, glass and bronze-coloured aluminium gives a unique impression. Construction began in 1965 and the hospital was finished in 1975. It was opened in 1976. In 2021, the new emergency room and paediatric centre were opened by Crown Princess Mary, the Danish Minister of Health

Magnus Heunicke Magnus Johannes Heunicke (born 28 January 1975 in Næstved) is a Danish journalist and politician who serves as a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was the Minister of Health from 2019 to 2022, and minister of el ...

, and Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, chairman of the Region Hovedstaden. Herlev has several small, independent

museums A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

placed around the city.

Transport

Herlev train station serves the central part of Herlev. Local buses from the bus terminal outside the train station provide connections to more remote areas of the municipality.

Notable people

* Lars Lilholt (born 1953) a Danish singer, violinist, guitarist and composer * Anita Lerche (born 1973) a singer-songwriter, composer and actress, grew up in Herlev IMDb Database
retrieved 01 August 2020 * Niclas Genckel Petersen (born 1980) and Jannik Brandt Thomsen make up Nik & Jay, a Danish hip-hop/pop duo * Mette Lindberg (born 1983) a Danish vocalist, part of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, a psychedelic pop group. Kazan 2015 - 100m freestyle semi Pernille Blume

Kazan 2015 - 100m freestyle semi Pernille Blume

Sport

* Kim Staal (born 1978) a Danish former ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Eagles * Thor Dresler (born 1979) a Danish former ice hockey player and current ice hockey coach * Dennis Sørensen (born 1981) a retired Danish footballer with over 350 club caps * Kenneth Hansen (born 1987) a motorcycle speedway rider * Anders Randrup (born 1988) a Danish footballer with over 250 club caps *

Mike Jensen Mike Lindemann Jensen (; born 19 February 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club HB Køge. He has also been capped by Denmark. Jensen joined the Brøndby youth academy at age 13, and ...

(born 1988) a Danish footballer with over 340 club caps and five for

* Pernille Blume (born 1994) a Danish swimmer, gold medallist in women's 50 m freestyle at the

2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

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