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Herlev

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Herlev

Total population

26,890

Coordinates55.72°, 12.44°

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Overview

Herlev is a suburb about 11 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre, bordering Rødovre to the south, Ballerup to the west and Gladsaxe to the north. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denmark.

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History & geography

History

Herlev Church, Skt. Laurentii, was built around 1450 and is named after Saint Lawrence, a Christian martyr who was put to death by being placed on a gridiron over hot coals. The Herlev city coat of arms bears the symbol of a gridiron for that reason.

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Geography

Latitude
55.7248
Longitude
12.4377
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.91
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,063

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
573
Avg daily Wikipedia views
19
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

DST — Statistics Denmark

Kommunekode
163
Population (Wikidata)
28,966
Wikidata
Q164490

Municipality code via Wikidata P1168

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • DST — Statistics Denmark — Municipality code via Wikidata P1168