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Kirkestræde street in the old city center

Køge [1] is a harbour city on Zealand with a population of 34,792 (2008).

It has some nice old squares (the central marketsquare is the largest townsquare in Denmark outside Copenhagen), pedestrian streets with cafes and small stores. The old harbour still has some atmosphere and a newer area with a marina and more modern restaurants.

[edit] Get in

[edit] By train

Køge is on the E S-train line. It is about 40 minutes from Copenhagen

[edit] By car

Køge is situated at an important motorway crossing where the motorway going south from Copenhagen splits into E20 which leads to Odense and E47 E55 which leads to Gedser and Rødby.

[edit] Get around

Both the old city and the harbour is just a few minutes walk from the train station.

[edit][add listing] See

Køge central square and the statue of king Frederik VII

Theater house

• Køge Church or Church of Saint Nicolas (Sankt Nicolai Kirke).  edit
• Køge Museum, Nørregade 4, 4600 Køge, ☎ +45 56 63 42 42 (kommus@worldonline.dk., fax: +45 56 63 42 32). Price: Adults DKK 30, Children Free, Senior DKK 15, Groups DKK 25 pr. person..  edit
• Kjøge Mini-Town (Kjøge Miniby), Strandvejen 101, 4600 Køge, ☎ +45 56 63 49 61 or +45 56 63 62 18 (koegeminiby@mail.dk). Kjøge Mini-Town is a historically correct model of the town from the year 1885 - built to a scale of 1 to 10. Price: Adults DKK 30, Children DKK 10..  edit
• Køge Art Museum of Sketches (Kunstmuseet Køge Skitsesamling), Nørregade 29, 4600 Køge, ☎ +45 56 67 60 20, [2].  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

• Zealand Round on Bike, [3]. This large one day/night amateur bicycle tour (distance about 315 km.) start and end on the central marketsquare in Køge.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Bossa Nova, Havnen 33 (Right at the harbour), ☎ ''+45'' 55564600 (mail@bossa-nova.dk), [4]. 5:30-9PM (F,Sa 11PM). Steaks and seafood, good atmosphere menu DKK 300.  edit

[edit][add listing] Drink

The small brewery Bryghuset Braunstein [5] is located on the harbour and their beer is served at many local pubs and restaurants.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Hotel Hvide Hus, Strandvejen 111, 4600 Køge, ☎ +45 56 65 36 90, [6].  edit
• Hotel Niels Juel, Toldbodvej 20, 4600 Køge, ☎ +45 56 63 18 00, [7].  edit
• DANHOSTEL Køge Vandrerhjem, Vamdrupvej 1, 4600 Køge, ☎ +45 56 67 60 50, [8].  edit
• Centralhotellet, Vestergade 3, ☎ +45 56 650 696 (centralhotellet@centralhotellet.dk, fax: +45 56 660 207), [9]. The oldest hotel in the town, situated at the central square. single rooms 360-550 kr, double rooms 720-820 kr.  edit

[edit] Contact

[edit] Get out

Vallø Stift

• Vallø Stift, Slotsgade 3, Vallø, ☎ ''+45'' 56260500 (administration@valloe-stift.dk), [10]. Vallø is a palacelike manor located about 7 km. south of Køge. It is owned by a foundation and there is no accees to the manor. But you can have a picnic in the surrounding park. There is also a camp-site on the property  edit

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