Måløv is a suburb within

Ballerup Municipality Ballerup Kommune () is a municipality ( da, kommune) in '' Region Hovedstaden'' on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It is located approximately 15 kilometers from central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of ...

, closely attached to

Smørumnedre Smørumnedre is a town and suburban area situated in Egedal Municipality in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark and forms part of Copenhagen's urban area. The original village has merged with the neighbouring villages of Måløv in B ...

approx. 20 km. west of

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, in the

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, with a population of 8,787 (2022). The suburb is made up by single-family houses and a housing project. 93% of the inhabitants are native Danes. The suburb is connected with the

S-train The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...

and

Måløv station Måløv station is a station in Måløv on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. Måløv station was built by Det sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (the Railway Company of Zealand, now Danish State Railways) and ope ...

serves commuters from both Måløv and

. Måløv is considered to be founded in 1193.

Green areas

Måløv has many green areas and fields around it. So although the city today differs in both scope and character from the time Måløv was a village and a station village, the traces of the bygone times are easy to find. Måløv is thus still a rural town, and as some citizens of Måløv express it: "a lovely city to live in".

Notable people

Nicoline Sørensen Nicoline Haugård Sørensen (born 15 August 1997) is a Danish football player who plays as a forward for Everton in the English FA Women's Super League and the Danish national team. Having made her debut for the senior national team at the ag ...

(born 1997 in Måløv) a Danish football player who plays for Everton F.C. (women) Villages in Denmark Copenhagen metropolitan area Ballerup Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub