Taastrup

Taastrup (or Tåstrup) (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰɒstʁɔp]) is a Danish railway town or/and suburb of Copenhagen - 18 km west of Copenhagens city centre. The town forms a twin urban area with neighbouring suburb Høje Taastrup, Taastrup rising since 1859 and Høje Taastrup rising west of the town, since the 1970's. The town/suburb development has engulfed the villages of Taastrup Valby, Høje Taastrup, Kragehave and Klovtofte, although Høje Taastrup still has a preserved village character around Høje Taastrup Church. The town is the administrative seat of Høje-Taastrup Municipality, Region Hovedstaden; the seat placed in Taastrup first and since moving to Høje- Taastrup in the beginning of the 1980's. In 2023 a new town hall was opened on 14th February.

Taastrup
Taastrup New Church in September 2006
Taastrup
Coordinates: 55°39′04″N 12°15′58″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Capital (Hovedstaden)
Municipality	Høje-Taastrup
Government
• Mayor	Michael Ziegler
Area
• Urban	13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Urban	35,238
• Urban density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	17,616 males and 17,622 females
• Municipality	53,053
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2630
Area code	(+45) 43
Website	http://www.htk.dk/

The town is growing closer to the town of Hedehusene, both towns developing towards each other, and both situated in the municipality. The population on 1 January 2022 was 35,238 (excluding Hedehusene) .[1]

Taastrup took its name from its rise on the lands north of the village of Taastrup Valby. Taastrup Valby means "Valby by (Høje) Taastrup", named "Taastrup Valby" to avoid confusion with other locations like Valby.