Greve Municipality () is a kommune about 21 km south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km2, and has a total population of 54,120 (2026).
The site of its municipal council is the town of Greve Strand.
It serves primarily as a residential municipality, functioning as a suburb for the larger Copenhagen area.
History Until the 1960s the area was primarily agricultural, and most businesses in town were concentrated along the coastal road "Strandvejen". With numerous holiday cottages near the coast of Køge Bugt (Køge Bay), this was also the destination for many inhabitants of Copenhagen on holiday away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
During the late 1960s and into the 1970s, many people moved permanently out of Copenhagen and into new homes in places like Greve. What was formerly farmers' fields quickly turned into districts of detached houses, whilst most of the shops and similar businesses near the coastal road moved into central shopping malls such as Hundige Storcenter and Greve Midtby Center. Around 1980 the S-train railroad network was expanded towards Køge, and the stations and were placed adjacent to the shopping malls.
Greve Municipality was formed in 1970, as part of the ("Municipal Reform") of that year. It was established by combining the following parishes: Greve Hundige Karlslunde Karlslunde Strand Kildebrønde Mosede Tune
Greve municipality was one of the municipalities that was not merged 1 January 2007 in the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Locations Greve Strand 43,300 Tune 5,300 Greve Landsby 720 Kildebrønde 380
Politics Greve's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.Greve.dk "Byråd og udvalg" Retrieved 28 April 2019
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Municipal council Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007. 2005 election results 2005 local election results:
2009 election results 2009 local election results:
2013 election results 2013 local election results:
2017 election results 2017 local election results:
2021 election results 2021 local election results:
References
Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro map with named municipalities
External links
Krak searchable/printable map