Welcome to Gentofte Kommune A great place to live and work 3 Welcome! Citizen services and business Centrally located and green The proximity to Copenhagen and Øresund Gentofte has a makes Gentofte Kommune a fine, centrally high level of service, located municipality in which to reside, live low taxes and a and work. The municipality has fine public sound economy transportation services revolving around Hellerup Station. Work and business Jobcentre Gentofte’s business policy seeks continued Jobcentre Gentofte offers services to citizens growth and competitiveness for the busi- and businesses in Gentofte Kommune. For ness community in the municipality. The citizens, we’re able to provide information starting point and building blocks for this and guidance on education, jobs and policy are Gentofte’s local strengths, perfect- job-seeking. ly in line with the shared vision throughout Greater Copenhagen of generating growth For businesses, we can help with recruit- and jobs throughout the region. ment, upskilling and retaining the workforce and also provide information on oppor- tunities for taking on staff under subsidy Gentofte wants to be an schemes. attractive place to work, with skilled managers and You’ll find the Job Centre at gentofte.dk/ jobcenter and at Gentofte Town Hall via the employees who enjoy great entrance at Maltegårdsvej 1 working conditions Borgerservice (citizen services) Borgerservice can help with passports, The policy is based on the idea that settle- driving licences, marriages, the National ment and a positive business climate should Register, health insurance, if you want to Bernstorffsparken / Photo: Thomas Rahbek, Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. go hand in hand – supporting a well- change doctors, childcare placements, balanced city. parking, Digital Post, self-service and much more. It also creates a solid foundation and an Facts about Districts: 7 Area excellent setting for business investments Borgerservice is also keen to assist you Gentofte: Gentofte, Vangede, Klampenborg-Skovshoved, in the years ahead in order to ensure with self-service and show you how to 75.000 Ordrup-Charlottenlund, development for the municipality’s business access other departments and authorities. Jægersborg og Hellerup community. You can read the Business Policy Borgerservice is located to the left of the Population 252 og Dyssegård. at.gentofte.dk/Erhvervspolitik main entrance to the Town Hall. km 4 3 Welcome! Gentofte are a green municipality with excellent recreational opportunities in its green spaces and pleasant harbour areas Nature Parks, nature and cemeteries Gentofte Kommune has an array of parks, starting point for this. Each play-ground has nature areas, cemeteries and landscaped its own particular character, and most are lo- gardens, all helping to make Gentofte a cated close to public parks and nature areas. green municipality. For example, Mariebjerg The playgrounds are regularly maintained. Kirkegård was listed on Denmark’s 2006 Cultural Canon of the 12 most valuable A map showing the locations of the public works of architecture in Denmark. playgrounds can be found at: gentofte.dk/ legepladser. There are approximately 1,400,000 m2 of municipal nature areas, as well as approx- Harbours, marinas and beaches imately 2,500,000 m2 of state or privately The municipality has three harbours owned green areas. – Skovshoved Harbour, Hellerup Marina and Tuborg Harbour. Extensive expansion and Read more about the green areas at: modernisation of Skovshoved Harbour has gentofte.dk/grønneområder been completed, with capacity now for 645 moorings and 30,000 m2 of attractive new Playgrounds land areas. We’re keen to see children and young people actively enjoying life, also in outdoor spaces. There are three popular public beaches in The 14 public playgrounds spread evenly Gentofte: Bellevue Strandpark, Charlotten- Skovshoved Habour /Photo: Karsten Schnack, Ritzau Scanpix around Gentofte Kommune are a great lund Strandpark and Hellerup Strandpark. 4 5 Welcome! can attend lectures and concerts, and visit Further details: via gentofte.dk/kulturklub Culture exhibitions. There’s plenty going on, with things to see and do for children and adults Byens Hus – site of co-creation alike. There is also ample opportunity to Byens Hus at Hellerupvej 22-24 is the new Culture all year round Gentofte’s library service participate in various clubs and societies, gathering place in Gentofte. Gentofte has a rich cultural scene with Gentofte’s library service gives you a wealth such as book clubs and language cafés, etc. six libraries, the art museums Øregaard of opportunities to seek knowledge and If you are elderly or have difficulty walking, The house provides the setting for commu- Museum and Ordrupgaard, Bellevue theatre, experiences, and to be part of the cultural you can have books, tapes, music and films nity and good experiences. Today the house two cinemas and plenty of active clubs and scene. Gentofte’s main library (Hovedbibli- delivered to your home. is used by a number of clubs, citizens, volun- societies. All year round, the municipality oteket) is located in Hellerup and is home teering organizations, and various services, works with citizens, clubs and societies, to the Tranen exhibition centre as well as Register as a user and make the most of your such as Headspace Gentofte (a counselling institutions, churches and museums to Lokalhistorisk Arkiv (local history archive). libraries at genbib.dk, and download the unit for young people), Frivilligcenter & put on cultural events and festivals such as You’ll find district libraries in Dyssegård, on ‘Biblioteket’ (library) app. Selvhjælp (volunteering and selfhelp) and Cultural & Festival Days, the Golden Days Gentoftegade, in Jægersborg, Ordrup and Gentofte Repair Café. Festival and GentofteNatten. Vangede, with access via your health card Cultural events – see what’s on between 6 am and midnight even when the You can see what’s on and find out about ‘Byens Hus’ is on Facebook: facebook.com/ We can also provide funding, coaching and service desk is closed. cultural events at gentofte.dk/kalender. byenshusviskabersammen/ guidance to help make your ideas a reality. If you have any questions, please write to Gentofte’s library service also offers up-to- If you wish to receive updates and notifi- [email protected] Get the big picture at gentofte.dk/kultur date knowledge, debate and art. And you cations directly to your inbox, you can sign up for the monthly newsletter from the Evening classes and sports clubs Kulturklub Gentofte (Gentofte Culture Club). A great range of evening classes, clubs The club is a joint venture between Bellevue and societies offer instruction and activities Teatret, Ordrupgaard, Garderhøj Fort, covering sport, exercise, languages, cookery, Øregaard Museum, Gentofte library service, travel and other leisure activities. Gentofte cinema, the Experimentarium and Aftensskolen FOF offers evening classes in Gentofte Kommune. Byens Hus. 6 7 Welcome! Children Daycare institutions Healthcare service Gentofte Kommune provides childcare The healthcare service offers advice and guarantee. The municipality has more than guidance to all families with children as well 4,000 children in institutional childcare, as to schoolchildren and classes. The health- some 45 children placed with childminders care service is free and optional. and a small number of children being cared for privately via a subsidy. Families with young children are offered home visits until the infant is 10 months old. We are focusing our efforts to develop the If required, the contact may continue until the quality of daycare provision. Focus is con- child reaches school age. Postnatal groups for tinuously brought to bear on adapting the mothers are offered in local communities and municipality’s services to comply with the groups across the municipality for parents needs of its citizens. with twins or adopted children, for instance. To obtain a place for your child in municipal The purpose of the school healthcare service daycare provision or private daycare where is to support child health, healthy living and an operational agreement exists with wellbeing. Healthcare service provision is a Gentofte Kommune, please use our digital combination of consultations, examinations placement service via ‘Børne Genvej’ or our and education. We offer dental care as and when needed and standpleje) or specialist dentist (specialtand- ‘mobilgenvej’ app. This provides an overview invite children for their first visit to a dentist pleje). Here, the dental service treats both of available municipal daycare places, The healthcare service has a paediatric phy- at one of the municipality’s four dental clinics children and adults who have been referred allowing you to book an available place siotherapist who offers assistance to pre- when the child is 12 months old. to the scheme. directly based on criteria such as start date, schoolers with motor skills where needed. distance from your home, etc. All types of dental treatment are provided, Schools Dental care and parents are always welcome to contact Gentofte Kommune’s eleven primary and People moving to Gentofte Kommune can Gentofte Kommune’s dental care service the clinics if they have any questions about lower secondary schools, one special school access digital placement three months prior has specialists in dental care for children and their children’s teeth. The dental care service and one evening school for young people to arrival. young people aged 0-18 and for people with has an appointment booking system that (Ungdomsskole) focus on learning, exercise physical and/or mental disabilities. makes it easy to book, change or cancel and wellbeing. dental appointments. You can receive a reminder by text message or e-mail, monitor Our vision for schools, Læring Uden Grænser your child’s dental health and view notifica- (Learning sans frontiers), expresses our We strive High quality in all The best possible Great settings tions from the dentist. desire to support each child or young person for: types of daycare use of resources – for for an attractive in reaching his or her maximum potential.