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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]

Greve Strand
Aerial view of Hundige parish
Coordinates: 55°34′N 12°18′E
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

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

На других языках

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- [en] Greve Strand

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[ru] Греве Странн

Греве Странн (дат. Greve Strand) — город в коммуне Греве области Зеландия (Дания), административный центр коммуны Греве.

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