Herfølge

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Herfølge

Total population

7,000

Coordinates55.41°, 12.14°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Gotfred Rode

Danish writer (1830–1878)

T

Tem Hansen

Faroese footballer

Martin A. Hansen

Danish writer (1909–1955)

E

Erik Larsen

Danish rower (1928-1952)

I

Ib Olsen

Danish rower (1929-2009)

Jacob Vilhelm Rode Heiberg

Norwegian civil servant (1860-1946)

Otto Thott

Danish noble (1703-1785)

H

Hans Pedersen

Danish gymnast (1887-1943)

A

Anton Hansen

Danish cartoonist, painter (1891-1960)

Anders Petersen

Danish historian

Kim Daugaard

Danish footballer

D

David Borchersen

Danish cricketer

H.R. Carlsen

(1810–1887)

J

Jørgen E. Larsen

Danish football manager (1945-2020)

Christian Rasmussen

Danish missionary in Greenland, author, philologist, and pastor

Berte Skeel

Danish noble, philanthropist and estate owner

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Zealand

• Vedskølle
  1.5 mi away · pop. 285
• Køge
  3.4 mi away · pop. 37,040
• Algestrup
  3.5 mi away · pop. 873
• Lellinge
  3.7 mi away · pop. 692
• Tureby
  3.7 mi away
• Valløby
  3.7 mi away · pop. 724
• Strøby Egede
  3.9 mi away · pop. 3,951
• Vemmedrup
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,670
• Ølby
  4.9 mi away
• Ølby Lyng
  5 mi away
• Bjæverskov
  5.4 mi away · pop. 2,904
• Hårlev
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,569

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Recently spotted species

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-25

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Seen 2026-09-24

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-09-24

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-09-24

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-09-24

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-24

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-24

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-09-24

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Herfølge, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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