Ejby, Køge Municipality (original) (raw)

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Ejby
Town
Ejby ChurchEjby Church
Ejby is located in DenmarkEjbyEjbyLocation in DenmarkShow map of DenmarkEjby is located in Denmark Region ZealandEjbyEjbyEjby (Denmark Region Zealand)Show map of Denmark Region Zealand
Coordinates: 55°29′19″N 12°04′46″E / 55.4887°N 12.0795°E / 55.4887; 12.0795
Country Denmark
Region Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality Køge
Area
• Urban 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population (2024)[1]
Urban 3,130
• Urban density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
• Gender [2] 1,518 males and 1,612 females
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code DK-4623 Lille Skensved

Ejby is a town in Køge Municipality, with a population of 3,130 (1 January 2024),[1] on the Danish island of Zealand. The town is located about 8 kilometres/5 miles west of the town of Køge.

Since the 1960s, when Ejby was a small village with a population of only a few hundreds, the village has grown rapidly and is now surrounded by residential areas of single-family detached homes and terraced houses.

The first privately run kindergarten in Denmark, Gemsevejens Kindergarten (Danish: Gemsevejens Børnehus), which was outsourced to ISS A/S in 1998, is located in Ejby.[3] Today the kindergarten is operated by the TitiBo group.

Ejby Church, is a typical danish village church from the 12th century. it is located on the western outskirts of the old original village.

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1st January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ Childcare target of private enterprise[_permanent dead link_] from The COPENHAGEN Post Online