User:Maitch/Valby

Valby^ⓘ is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark.

On the southwest border of the municipality, it covers an area of 9.23 km², has a population of 46,161, and a population density of 5,002 per km². Toftegårds Plads is the main square in Valby, featuring a Christmas tree during the Christmas season.

History

Geography

The districts of Copenhagen municipality:
A: Indre By ("Copenhagen Center")
B: Christianshavn
C: Indre Østerbro ("Inner Østerbro")
D: Ydre Østerbro ("Outer Østerbro")
E: Indre Nørrebro ("Inner Nørrebro")
F: Ydre Nørrebro ("Outer Nørrebro")
G: Bispebjerg
H: Vanløse
I: Brønshøj-Husum
J: Vesterbro
K: Kongens Enghave
L: Valby
M: Vestamager
N: Sundbyvester
O: Sundbyøster

Neighboring city districts are as follows:

to the east are Kongens Enghave and Vesterbro
to the north is Frederiksberg municipality, which is not a part of Copenhagen municipality but rather an enclave surrounded by the municipality
to the west is Hvidovre municipality, which is outside the Copenhagen municipality area
to the south is a body of water called 'Kalvebod' which separates it from the island 'Amager' where Copenhagen's international airport, 'Kastrup', is located.

Culture

Economy

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.
1840	975
1860	1,575
1880	2,898
1890	3,385
1901	7,042
1911	13,233
1921	23,257
1930	33,941
1940	51,564
1950	62,689
1960	63,554
1970	56,522
1980	46,852
1990	44,002
2000	46,221
2008	45,468
Source: Koncernservice, Center for Rådgivning og Udvikling, Statistik og Ledelsesinformation

Government

Crime

Education

Transportation

The headquarters of Carlsberg, international beer and beverages marketer, Lundbeck, a pharmaceutical company specialising in central nervous system compounds, and film-production company Nordisk Film are in Valby.

External links

The City of Copenhagen’s statistical office