| Rødovre | |
| Mapsize: | 180px |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Capital (Hovedstaden) |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rødovre |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Britt Jensen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | (co-extensive with its municipality) |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 40052 |
| Timezone: | Central Europe Time |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 55.6814°N 12.455°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 2610 |
Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the municipality as a whole.[1] Rødovre is part of the urban area of Copenhagen.
Until 1901, the town was part of the parish of Brønshøj-Rødovre. Vanløse was also part of that parish. In that year, Rødovre was created as independent municipality and Brønshøj was simultaneously annexed by the city of Copenhagen.
Rødovre, co-extensive with the territory of its municipality, is in the central-western suburbs of Copenhagen, bordering Copenhagen Municipality to the east, Glostrup to the west, Herlev to the north, and Brøndby and Hvidovre to the south.
The town mostly comprises suburban homes in the south and light industrial areas in the north. It has several smaller green areas, including Schweizerdalsparken, and larger areas such as Vestvolden and Damhussøen lie inside Copenhagen Municipality adjacent to and forming the border with Rødovre. There are six public schools in the town, one technical school and a private school.
Rødovre Centrum is a shopping mall. Viften - meaning "The Fan" - which besides being a café, is a cinema and a combined concert hall/theatre. There are also many smaller business districts such as Damhustorvet and Islev Torv. Damhustorvet is a traffic hub and small business district in south-eastern Rødovre, immediately before the border to Copenhagen.
Every Tuesday, the local newspaper "Rødovre Lokal Nyt" (Rødovre Local News) is delivered by mail to all residents. Radio Rødovre broadcasts on 105.9 FM, and sometimes local TV is broadcast via Kanal København.
There is an Ice Hockey arena, home of Rødovre Mighty Bulls, two smaller football stadiums (home of BK Avarta and BK Rødovre, respectively) and one train station, served by line B of the commuter S-trains. The Rødovre Mighty Bulls are a professional ice hockey team which plays in the top Danish League, Metal Ligaen.