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Taastrup is a Danish railway town and suburb of Copenhagen – 18 km west of Copenhagen's 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 1970s. 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 1980s. In 2023 a new town hall was opened on 14 February.

Geography
The town is situated approximately halfway between Copenhagen and Roskilde, in proximity to the Copenhagen suburb/new town Albertslund, the town of Hedehusene and the villages of Ishøj Landsby, Sengeløse and Vridsløsemagle. == Notable people ==
Notable people
Lene Rachel Andersen (born 1968 in Taastrup) a Danish author, indie publisher, economist, futurist and philosopher • Artillery (formed 1982 in Taastrup) a Danish thrash metal band • Kristina Kristiansen (born 1989 in Taastrup) a Danish handball player for Nykøbing Falster and the Danish national team • Jesper Nohrstedt (born 1994) a Danish pop singer, brought up in Taastrup • Jesper Lindstrøm (born 2000) a Danish footballer, born in Taastrup ==Twinned cities==
Twinned cities
Oldenburg, Germany • Spotorno, Italy ==See also==
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