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Kastrup
Capital Regiontown
Total population
43,010
Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kastrup is a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the east coast of Amager in Tårnby Municipality. It is the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called Kastrup Lufthavn or Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup.
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History
In 1749 Jacob Fortling obtained a royal license to establish a lime plant in Kastrup. It harbor in Kastrup for the landing of chalk from Saltholm. He soon diversified with a brickyard (1752) and a pottery specializing in faience (1755) at the same site. This marked the beginning of an industrial development that accelerated after the opening of Kastrup Glassworks in 1847. Copenhagen Airport opened in 1925.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves45,110
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves41,987
- Graylag GooseAnser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves40,683
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves39,851
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves37,600
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves36,415
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves36,406
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves34,631
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2026-05-207 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark
- M 4.3 — 2008-12-167 km NW of Skurup, Sweden
- M 3 — 2005-02-0329 km NNW of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark
- M 2.5 — 2004-02-232 km W of Køge, Denmark
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Capital Region
- Sundbyerne1.3 mi away
- Tårnby1.7 mi away · pop. 41,206
- Store Magleby2.7 mi away
- Dragør3.4 mi away · pop. 12,085
- Copenhagen4.3 mi away · pop. 613,288
- Søvang4.9 mi away · pop. 1,711
- Frederiksberg5 mi away
- Skovshoved8.6 mi away
- Hvissinge9.1 mi away
- Jægersborg9.3 mi away
- Klampenborg9.5 mi away
- Glostrup9.7 mi away · pop. 21,805
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API