Greve Strand

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
Population  (1 January 2015)
• Total	41,879
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 41,879 (1 January 2015).^[1]

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. 25km) 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

See also[]

• Greve station

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Greve Strand at Wikimedia Commons

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

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