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Hvidovre Kommune November 2012 Redaktion, tekst og grafik: UK Foto: Ebbe Forup Tryk: KLS Grafisk Hus Welcome to Hvidovre

We are pleased to welcome you to a suburb of Co- penhagen that offers most of what you could wish for – even though not many people know about it. So you could say that Hvidovre is a well-kept secret. But now that you are here, we would like to share it with you.

If you ask those of us who work in Hvidovre Munici- pality to describe the community, we’ll tell you that there is much to be proud of: Our childcare nurseries, the ambitious development of schools, care for those who need a helping hand, the excellent housing and activity facilities for the elderly, investments in climate and the environment, and a range of municipal cultural and leisure activities that complement the vast range of options available in our vibrant capital city, just 10 minutes away.

If you ask the people who live here to describe Hvidov- re in a few words, many of them will answer: Hvidovre is lots of activities for children, great leisure facilities, the harbour and sea and green areas.

These are some of the things we will tell you about in the following pages. Enjoy! community Hvidovre is a lively and friendly place – home to more than 400 different associations.

Here you will find activities for everyone, such as sailing, ice hockey, football, circus, music, beekeeping, theatre and art.

In addition to the many associations, many other adventures are also just around the corner.

Inspiration for trips and excursions in Hvidovre can be found at oplev.hvidovre.dk.

You can download different walking routes, e.g. “Snup en gåtur” (Take a walk) has 10 inspiring walks in Hvidovre.

Visit hvidovrekalenderen.dk for an overview of activities, presen- tations and exhibitions for people of all ages in Hvidovre.

Read more about the various associations, culture, leisure and nature experiences at hvidovre.dk.

Exercise and sports Hvidovre offers a wide range of options for those se- eking an active and fun life:

• Avedøre Idrætscenter (sports centre): Indoor pool, water aerobics and fitness centre • Frihedens Idrætscenter (sports centre): Indoor pool stadium with ice rink, sports hall, table tennis and shooting ranges. • Hvidovre Friluftsbad Præstemosen: an outdoor pool, open during the summer. • Exercise routes at Rebæk Søpark , Kystagerparken and Vestvolden fortification: Route distances vary from 750 metres to 7 kilometres. The trails are marked with yellow pictograms and shown on a site map at the entrances. See the routes at hvidovre.dk under the menu item “Veje og grønne områder” (Roads and green areas). • Outdoor exercise park between Sundhedscentre (health centre) and Rådhuset (town hall)

Avedøre Idrætscenter (sports centre) Trædrejerporten 1, DK-2650 Hvidovre. aic.hvidovre.dk, tel.: 36 49 51 41

Frihedens Idrætscenter (sports centre) Hvidovrevej 446, DK-2650 Hvidovre. fic.hvidovre.dk, tel.: 36 78 79 77

Friluftsbad Præstemosen (outdoor pool) Præstemosen 209b, DK-2650 Hvidovre. friluftsbadet.hvidovre.dk, tel.: 36 75 86 80 Circus Museum Abracadabra… The Circus Museum offers experiences for the entire family: Be a circus artist for a day, listen to presen- tations, experience a circus performance and take a tour of the museum. The museum has the largest collection of its kind in Scandinavia, with thousands of photos and posters, beautiful costumes and props, personal notebooks, circus programmes and news- paper clippings.

The museum also offers tours of Avedørelejren, a former military camp.

Avedørelejren (former military camp) Hovedporten 6 DK-2650 Hvidovre Telephone: 36 49 00 30

info: cirkusmuseum.dk Planetstien

Planetstien is an astronomical attraction for the whole family, where visitors learn about the vast solar system and its many planets as they enjoy nature as they stroll along the approx. six km long nature trail. Planetstien stretches from the Sun at the top of the “mountain” in Kystagerparken, through Lodsparken, along Hvidovre Planet Trail - a tour of the solar system

info: oplev.hvidovre.dk

Strandvej and the dam, through Strandengen and ends with the dwarf planet Pluto at Mågeparken.

Read more about Planetstien in the leaflet “På tur i solsystemet” (A tour of the solar system), which you can find at the town hall and Hvidovre libraries, or download at oplev.hvidovre.dk.

Hvidovre is scenically located by the shore at Kalveboderne and Køge Bay. The muni- cipality has a harbour and a small beach. The harbour is home to many of local

associations, including the kayak club,

rowing club and sailing club.

BLUE HVIDOVRE BLUE BLUE HVIDOVRE BLUE In 2011 the beach at Lodsparken opened for bathing guests. If you wish to check the quality of the bathing water before you leave the house, you can visit the website oresund.badevand.dk or download the free app "Badevand" on your smartphone. musikskolen.hvidovre.dk Music and creativity Music School ... is a programme for children and young people aged 0-25, centred around the joy of making music together. The many classes offered by the school include singing and choir, instrument lessons, drama, rhythmical classes for babies, musical productions and show teams.

Art School ... is a creative programme based in the Music School’s facilities. Art School primarily has classes for 1st-3rd grade students and 4th-8th grade students. There are classes in drawing, model painting, fantasy painting, line, shape and colours. Additional classes include manga drawing and comics, which are open to all ages. Green thumb? Hvidovre Municipality rents out a total of 260 kitchen garden plots to local residents. Each kitchen garden plot is 100 m2 and they are located by Avedøre Slettevej. Residents can rent one kitchen garden per household for just a few hundred kro- ner per year. The gardens are chiefly for residents of multi- storey buildings. If you enjoy herb gardens, flower beds and garden tools, and want to get your hands on one of the lovely kitchen gardens, please contact the Citizen Service Centre to inquire about the availability of a garden.

If all of the gardens are lent out, you can sign up on a waiting list.

Borgerservicecenter (Citizen Service Centre) Tel.: 36 39 33 30.

Read more about the kitchen gardens at hvidovre.dk.

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If you would like to take a look behind the scenes, you can take a guided tour of Filmbyen.

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Hvidovre Municipality has two libraries: Hvidovre Main Library and Avedøre Library. In addition to lending books, music and games, the libraries offer a wide range of activities and events for children and adults, including “baby library”, lectures, children’s theatre, readings for young children, exhibitions, instruction in IT and the internet, creative workshops and evenings with authors. Open 24 hours a day at www.hvidovrebib.dk. knowledge

Main Library, Hvidovrevej 278, DK-2650 Hvidovre. Telephone: 36 39 20 00.

Avedøre Library, Avedøre Stationsby. Telephone: 36 34 36 00.

The libraries’ opening hours can be found at hvidovrebib.dk. SUBURB MUSEUM SUBURB Forstadsmuseet focuses primarily on the history and heritage of the suburbs and is not a museum in the traditional sense.

The museum reaches out to citizens through its trademark “Historien i Gaden” (History in the Street), recounting history right where it happened. You will therefore encounter Forstadsmuseet in the streets, at lectures and events, at travelling exhibitions and in connection with local and municipal planning.

Historien Hus, Avedørelejren Alarmpladsen 3, DK-2650 Hvidovre

forstadsmuseet.dk ActiveActive seniorsenior lifelife

Read more about associations, clubs and voluntary social work for seniors at hvidovre.dk As a senior citizen in Hvidovre Municipality, there are many options available for those who enjoy an active and social life.

Aktivitetscentret is a senior’s activity centre that features a wide range of activities during weekdays. For example, you can play billiards and chess, make patchwork quilts, square dance, go to gymnastics, paint and take IT lessons. You can also enjoy a cup of coffee and a chat in the cafe.

In addition, Hvidovre Municipality has many pensio- ners’ associations and clubs, where you can attend pre- sentations, senior dance classes, play chess and enjoy the company of others who share your interests. If you want to give other seniors care or a helping hand and feel you have the energy to do it, then you can sign up as a volunteer.

As a pensioner, you have the opportunity to be a visiting friend, provide support for people and families suffering from dementia, or actively participate in the “Ældre hjælper ældre” (Seniors helping seniors) project. Cultural centre for women

Diversity and community are the keywords for the cultu- ral centre BuQuetten. The cultural centre brings together women of all ages, cultural and job backgrounds.

At BuQuetten, you can relax over a cup of coffee and a piece of cake, or you can participate in some of the many activities offered by the centre.

During the day you can get help with sewing, learn dance or French, practise aerobics and yoga, or learn to ride a bicycle. Cultural centre f or women BuQuetten Trædrejerporten 3, Avedøre Stationsby, DK-2650 Hvidovre Opening hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 15:00 buquetten.hvidovre.dk Great theatre experiences

Teater Vestvolden offers great theatre experiences for families, children and young people. The performances, which take place both at the theatre in Hvidovre and on tour throughout , are often based on new Da- nish drama that is written especially for the theatre. The theatre produces a new regional play every three years that involves up to 100 local participants who are active on stage or behind the scenes. The theatre also regularly invites visitors to enjoy comedy, concerts and cabaret. The Association "Teater Vestvoldens Rødder" works through the season with for instance drama, mask projects, stomp and several of the members also participate in the regional play.

Teater Vestvolden Høvedstensvej 49 DK-2650 Hvidovre. Tel.: 36 77 23 00. teatervestvolden.dk Recycling and waste

Help protect the environment – sort your waste If you have things you no longer need but others can benefit from, you can hand them in at the Genbrugshallen (recycling hall).

On the first Saturday of each month (except January), Genbrugshallen is open from 10:00 - 13:00, where voluntary associations sell items, with proceeds going to the associations.

At the Avedøre Holme recycling depot, you can dispose of sorted waste. The recycling depot will only accept items packed in transparent bags. Garden owners can borrow a free compost holder for green kitchen waste and garden waste, thus reducing the amount of waste for incineration.

You can get free compost worms at Hvidovre Genbrugshal (recycling hall).

Discarded utility items are collected at households four times annually. The collection scheme for gar- den waste is voluntary – contact Teknisk Forvaltning (the municipality’s Technical Administration) for registration and cancellation. Recycling and waste

Read more about waste and recycling at hvidovre.dk The green Hvidovre North

Rebæk Søpark is a protected marsh area with an island for breeding birds and an area featuring rare trees. A number of dif- ferent sculptures are located in the park. Take a walk around the lake, use the bar- becue site on the west side of the lake, or participate in the park’s annual Sankt Hans (Midsummer’s Eve) celebrations. Read more about the green areas at oplev.hvidovre.dk.

The green Hvidovre South Mågeparken is a man-made natural resort featuring many ponds that provide excellent living conditions for a range of different amphibians. Search for a green toad among the reeds or look for the many different bird species that in the natural resort. The hills of Mågeparken overlook Køge Bay. Mågeparken is a good place to sled, fly kites or play role playing games. Strandengen, located by the dam at Kalveboderne, is a meadow with a thicket of hawthorn and roses, ponds and small stands of trees. From spring until autumn, you will encounter sheep and calves from the local sheep and cow grazing association. You are allowed to pet the animals. You can reach Strandengen by following the cycle path along Mågeparken, or from Hvidovre Strand- vej by Langhøjskolen. Read more about the green areas at oplev.hvidovre.dk. The green Hvidovre West Vestvolden is a more than 100-year-old and is a preser- ved fortification that served as a military installation from about 1892 to 1922. In the 1960s, the 14 km-long fortifica- tion was opened as a recreational area for the public.

Explore the fortification or take a historic cycle ride along the canal and through the woods. Befæstningsdag (Fortification Day) is held once a year With the free app “Forsvundet i tiden” (“Lost in time”), and features activities for the entire family, including the children and the young at heart can explore the fortifi- opening of forts, canon emplacements and munition cation and surroundings. storehouses that are usually closed.

Read more about the Vestvolden and Copenhagen’s Fortifications at befaestningen.dk. The green Hvidovre West Vestvolden is a more than 100-year-old and is a preser- ved fortification that served as a military installation from about 1892 to 1922. In the 1960s, the 14 km-long fortifica- tion was opened as a recreational area for the public.

Explore the fortification or take a historic cycle ride along the canal and through the woods. Befæstningsdag (Fortification Day) is held once a year With the free app “Forsvundet i tiden” (“Lost in time”), and features activities for the entire family, including the children and the young at heart can explore the fortifi- opening of forts, canon emplacements and munition cation and surroundings. storehouses that are usually closed.

Read more about the Vestvolden and Copenhagen’s Fortifications at befaestningen.dk. The green Hvidovre East Kystagerparken is a registered wildlife sanctuary and an EU bird protection area. The many wild plants, seeds and flowers form the basis for a rich and diverse wildlife: insects, shrews, skylarks, foxes and kestrels. In Kystagerparken, you will find Bjerget (The Mountain), which is part of Planetstien (Planet Trail) and is used as a sledding hill and for egg rolling at Easter.

Read more about the green areas at oplev.hvidovre.dk.

The Mountain, with the Planet Trail Sun Hvidovre is a diverse municipality where different The Mosque religious faiths exist side by side. Hvidovre has four Evangelical Lutheran churches, a mosque, a Roman Catholic church and a Baptist church.

The Roman Catholic church Houses of Faith Houses

The Baptist church Hvidovre is a diverse municipality where different The Mosque religious faiths exist side by side. Hvidovre has four Evangelical Lutheran churches, a mosque, a Roman Catholic church and a Baptist church.

The Roman Catholic church Houses of Faith

The Baptist church