Ejby | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Zealand (Sjælland) |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Køge |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Denmark |
Coordinates: | 55.4887°N 12.0795°W |
Area Urban Km2: | 1.73 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Urban: | 3130 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Gender [1] |
Population Blank1: | 1518 males and 1612 females |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | DK-4623 Lille Skensved |
Ejby is a town in Køge Municipality, with a population of 3,130 (1 January 2024),[2] on the Danish island of Zealand. The town is located about 8 kilometres/5 miles west of the town of Køge.
Since the 1960s, when Ejby was a small village with a population of only a few hundreds, the village has grown rapidly and is now surrounded by residential areas of single-family detached homes and terraced houses.
The first privately run kindergarten in Denmark, Gemsevejens Kindergarten (Danish: Gemsevejens Børnehus), which was outsourced to ISS A/S in 1998, is located in Ejby.[3] Today the kindergarten is operated by the TitiBo group.
Ejby Church,is a typical danish village church from the 12th century. it is located on the western outskirts of the old original village.