Welcome to Gentofte Kommune A great place to live and work
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. provision – for the individual daycare place to work People with physical or mental disabilities individual child provision and across – for employees who have difficulty accessing or are unable After school and the parents. the organisation. and managers. to access a dental clinic can be referred to After school, children from Year 0 up to and the dental service for the disabled (omsorg- including Year 3 can attend an after-school
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club (GFO). On a daily basis, the GFO is a Unges Frie Tid and Ungdomsskolen organise mixture of adult-led educational activities, leisure provision for young people in their Young people play and hanging out with classmates. final years at primary and lower secondary schools. After Year 3, Gentofte Kommune offers In Gentofte Kommune young people have communities in Byens Hus and Vangede children and young people aged 10-18 other The municipality also has seven private lots of opportunities for democratic par- and the Deltag-bus are examples of leisure opportunities. schools, four upper secondary schools ticipation. You can enter the political arena provision and places run in close coopera- (gymnasium), one higher preparatory course alongside politicians by serving on various tion with young people themselves. The schools are responsible for leisure (HF) and one adult upper secondary course fixed-term committees. You can receive ad- provision for children up to Year 6, while (studenterkursus). vice and support for projects and events and See more at gentofte.dk/ung, facebook.com/ design leisure opportunities alongside other deltaggentofte and book the Deltag-bus here: young people, and much more besides. Our detmobileungekontor.dk young people’s policy, EN UNG POLITIK, was There are opportunities for all young people produced by ten local youngsters and five in the municipality: for elite athletes, for politicians. It points towards greater self-de- those who feel turned off by school, for termination for young people in Gentofte, those facing special challenges or with better support if life gets tough, better study special interests, and for those seeking guidance and more collaboration with the company for socialising. municipality. Musikbunkeren (the music bunker), youth For further details, visit gentofte.dk/ung
In all our schools:
We focus on tangible lear- We develop communiti- We develop the future ning, because all children es with diversity to give of the final years at the need to learn more. When more and more children primary and lower se- learning is tangible, children and young people the condary schools and use and young people feel more opportunity to be part Åben Skole (open school) motivated. They have more of the communities to bring in culture and of a say in what they learn, that exist in primary leisure, businesses and and more enjoyment in and lower secondary organisations to create a learning. schools. more varied school day. The Deltag-bus
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on helping young people who are not in Vandtårn and in the new public-housing work or education to get started sooner with project in Ørnegårdsparken. Youths residing education or a job. For example, the centre in the municipality have first priority for offers workshops and meetings tailored to these housing units. The housing units for young people. youths are managed by Domea.
Youth housing Further details: domea.dk Gentofte Kommune has 257 housing units for young people. Young people residing Advice for children, young people in the municipality are eligible to apply for and their families them. Youths residing in the municipality The municipality provides a range of advice may be registered on a waiting list when for local families, children and young people. they turn 14. The housing units for youths You can get free advice anonymously from are managed by KAB. the municipal family centre, advice from school psychologists working in schools, and Further details: kab-bolig.dk via the municipal health visitors. For young people, the municipality’s SSP (School, Social In addition, 86 public housing units for Services, Police) consultant and prevention youths have been created in Jægersborg unit offer advice and guidance to children, Youth environment in Byens Hus young people and their parents, regarding things like youth problems, family-related Gentofte is a well-run problems and substance abuse. The SSP municipality that focuses on consultant assists caseworkers and teachers The cultural schools Ungdomsskolen: an evening school quality, efficiency and renewal as well as those children and young people for young people The cultural schools are the lifeblood of when serving the community who are on the fringe of criminal activities or Gentofte when it comes to teaching children Ungdomsskolen offers a wide selection of substance abuse of various kinds. and young people creative subjects. You’ll courses, ranging from scuba-diving and Jap- find Gentofte Musikskole (music school) and anese classes to MasterClasses and baking The various types of advisory services offered Drama- og Billedskolen (school of art and like a pro! Ungdomsskolen also houses the are open to all families with children living in drama), and evening classes also take place municipality’s tenth-form centre and lots of Gentofte Kommune. It is possible to show up in the schools. specially arranged training opportunities for or phone without a previous appointment. young people in their final years at primary The phone lines are staffed outside the The objective of the cultural schools is to and lower secondary schools. municipality’s ordinary office hours, and it is inspire, stimulate and strengthen creative possible to remain anonymous. and musical learning in children and young For further information, see people. There are also extra-curricular 10klasse.gentofte-skoler.dk Young people facing challenges can also find Culture Packages for children and young help and support from Headspace Gentofte, people in daycare and at school, and Musik- Ungecenter Gentofte an open, anonymous advisory service. skolen provides teaching at the schools. Ungecenter Gentofte on Hartmannsvej is a centre especially for young people aged Headspace is located at Byens Hus Hellerupvej For more information, visit 18–29 who are not in work or education. 22-24 and you can find out more about its kulturskolerne.dk Ungecenter Gentofte concentrates its efforts services at headspace.dk/gentofte
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A person-centric health strategy Gentofte Kommune strives to provide the require treatment, such as exercise and best setting for people to live a healthy diet programmes for pre-diabetics, and life, supporting their health, wellbeing and open advice to people and their friends and quality of life. The municipality’s strategy for relatives whose lives are affected by alcohol person-centric health, ‘Health in Gentofte’, and substance abuse problems. focuses on both prevention and treatment. Person-centric treatment Person-centric prevention For people affected by illness, Gentofte Kom- As a supplement to Gentofte Kommune’s mune organises rehabilitation programmes other prevention-related activities, e.g. in day- designed to re-enable the citizen to do as care provision, at schools and day centres, the much as possible independently to maintain municipality runs two-year action plans to their own physical and mental resources. implement the ‘Health in Gentofte – Person- With focus on the overall, individual circum- Physical disability or centric Prevention 2017–2024’ strategy. stances, due account is taken of the disorder and the person’s health and social life. These action plans consist of initiatives mental illness aimed at people before they fall ill and Further details: visit gentofte.dk/sundhedspolitik
Focus on quality and the immediate environment Gentofte Kommune endeavours to give disability or mental illness. Provision includes all citizens, regardless of disability or living 24-hour care centres, respite care and the circumstances, the opportunity to draw on provision of special needs education for their own resources to live as independent children and young people. For adults, and meaningful a life as possible. We em- provision includes sheltered housing, small phasise offering those of our municipality’s co-housing schemes, occupational provision, citizens who have a disability or mental the provision of activities and day centres as illness high-quality, relevant provision, and, well as in-home support and leisure activities. as far as possible, providing this in their own immediate environment. ‘The good life – in new settings’ is an extensive modernisation and extension Provision for children and adults project for social institutions, residential and with a disability or mental illness daycare provision on Bank-Mikkelsens Vej. We have a wide range of institutions and provision for children and adults with a Read more about the project at gentofte.dk
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Prevention and rehabilitation Elderly ises a number of activities for people over the Tranehaven is Gentofte Kommune’s centre age of 60, such as dancing, gymnastics, fit- for prevention and rehabilitation for every- ness, spa retreats, cookery and a culture club. one in the aftermath of surgery, injury or a always based on the person’s circumstances The idea behind ‘Health for Senior Citizens’ stay in hospital. Rehab is provided either and capabilities. is to promote activities in close cooperation one-to-one or in groups. between the municipality and the many and Gentofte home care offers excellent, well- varied clubs and societies and other voluntary Health-promoting and preventative qualified provision for the elderly people resources in Gentofte Kommune. activities are also included as part of the of the municipality. Gentofte Kommune centre’s work. constantly strives to develop the quality of You can find the programme at gentofte.dk/ practical help and care, including in-service sundhedforseniorer For further information go to: training of staff to equip them with the right sundhedigentofte.dk skills to address the increasing complexities Day centres of the healthcare service. The municipality Day centres provide daytime activities for From early 2019 until mid-2020, Tranehaven strives to ensure a positive working environ- retirees who need support and contact with is undergoing modernisation. This means, ment, including in people’s own homes. others. The day centres provide the oppor- among other things, that all the current tunity to express one’s creativity through two-bed bays will be converted into Senior housing and assisted living physical exercise, handicrafts, card games or disabled-friendly, contemporary single facilities – of the future discussion groups. bedrooms. Everyday dignity for the elderly All assisted living facilities in the municipality – that is the heart and core of Gentofte are up-to-date and modern. The municipal- Kommune’s Værdighedspolitik (Dignity ity has approximately 1,100 dwellings at its Policy). This policy addresses topics such as disposal for elderly and disabled retirees. All quality of life, self-determination, a dignified assisted living and care facilities have been death, relatives as well as food and meals. modernised by means of conversions and The Dignity Policy was drawn up with the extensions. You can read more about these involvement of more than 1,200 citizens, living facilities for elderly people, and how to relatives and employees alongside local apply for a home, on our website. Gentofte policymakers. Further details: Gentofte.dk/Seniorer/Boliger We are working on developing elderly care to ensure that, both now and in the future, the Disability equipment municipality provides what people need. People with physical or mental disabilities can receive advice and guidance about Help for the elderly is always with a view disability equipment, home modifications to rehabilitation. The aim is for people to and vehicles for the disabled and more from maintain and regain as much of their phys- Pleje og Sundhed Hjælpemidler (the Care ical level of functioning as possible. With and Health Equipment department) that in mind, the municipality offers training for those who are no longer able to manage Health for Senior Citizens their daily chores. Provision for the elderly is Each year, ‘Health for Senior Citizens’ organ-
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Gentofte in motion Gentoftehallen
Great sports facilities and active clubs and societies Gentofte Kommune has great sports (DGI), and were designated a visionary facilities and a range of very active clubs and municipality. The idea behind this agreement societies providing a framework for lots of is for Gentofte Kommune to continue to opportunities for both grassroots and elite develop opportunities for its citizens to be leisure activities. inspired and have the chance to play sports, whether in clubs or individually organised. We were designated one of Denmark’s seven grassroots sports municipalities and we Under the head of ‘One hour of exercise a have played an active part in a nationwide day’, the aim is to get every citizen moving development project to improve opportuni- one hour a day! ties and provision for grassroots sport. Clubs and societies Gentofte Kommune is also one of Denmark’s Gentofte Kommune has a wide variety of facilities providing the best possible oppor- Gentofte Sportspark and the club and mari- 23 Team Denmark Elite municipalities. This clubs and societies for all its citizens, and tunities to pursue sports and enjoy active time sports facilities at the two harbours, in puts the spotlight on the development of new ones are being etsblished all the time. leisure – indoors and outdoors. Fit-for- Skovshoved and Hellerup respectively. You talent and elite sports, inspiring other young Priority is given to the goal of inspiring peo- purpose facilities really matter to us! That’s will find an array of activities, clubs and socie- people to be physically active. ple to pursue active leisure, such as ‘come why we are constantly building, extending ties in all these places and shared facilities. along and join in’ events in collaboration and modernising facilities – halls, artificial In 2017, we entered into partnership with the with clubs and societies for the purpose of grass pitches and exercise zones (known as Kildeskovshallen boasts indoor courts, Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) and providing no-obligation opportunities to try BKOs – bevægelsesklare områder) to provide exercise halls, fitness training, physiotherapy Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations out a new sport. the best settings for the physical exercise of and, not least, five swimming pools. all kinds of people. For more information, visit gentofte.dk and Gentofte Sportspark contains two ice rinks, a facebook/komogværmed; there is also a list of We prioritise the need for sports and leisure curling pitch, two indoor courts, a roller-skat- public awareness-raising clubs and societies at activities to adapt to new trends and needs, ing hall as well as a performance arena, gentofte.dk in Danish under Kultur og Fritid and to build bridges between different user athletics facilities, hockey pitch, American groups. Ordruphallen sports hall and Ordrup football pitch and other football pitches. In partnership with the clubs and societies Bibliotek library are a good example of how a of the municipality, schoolchildren are also collaborative effort involving a school, upper Jägers, too, is part of Gentofte Sportspark, offered a range of sports and leisure activ- secondary school, library, clubs and societies offering 3,000 m2 of outdoor and indoor ities in ‘Active Autumn’ in Week 42, ‘Active and leisure administration has set the scene space for skateboarders, scooter riders and Winter’ in Week 7 and ‘Active Summer’ in for children, young people and elderly roller skaters of all ages. the school summer holidays. people, sports clubs, culture and individually Read more about Gentofte Kommune’s sports organised sports to come together. pitches and courts, other sports halls and State-of-the-art sports facilities facilities for individually organised sports at Gentofte Kommune has superb, flexible The four largest facilities are Kildeskovshallen, gentofte.dk/idraet
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Municipal infrastructure The municipality’s roads, cycle paths, the local police and members of the public. pavements, pathways and road drainage Behaviour plays a key role in traffic, which is systems are maintained by Park og Vej (Parks why the municipality also runs a number of & Roads), whose operational units are based campaigns focusing strongly on this. at Ørnegårdsvej and the four cemeteries. In Gentofte, we take pride in keeping our shared For traffic information and more, physical surroundings well-maintained and visit gentofte.dk/trafikinfo Recycling station in Ørnegårdsvej inviting. For example, we focus on road safety, a clean and green environment and Waste and recycling working towards a better climate. Gentofte Kommune focuses its efforts on preventing waste and sending valuable compartments, with a separate bin for other collections for your address, and you can To do all this, Parks & Roads depends on waste resources for recycling and re-use. waste. change containers for a solution that works information from local people. So please let This constantly results in new schemes, but for your household. the municipality know if you see anything also in investment to ensure accurate sorting Garden waste and bulky items are collected that you think needs our attention. and appropriate development of existing fortnightly. A red environmental box can be There is also an ABC of Waste, where you schemes. made available on request for environmen- can look up specific items of waste and get For more information, visit gentofte.dk/ tally hazardous waste and small electronic answers about how they should be sorted, givetvink or download the ‘Giv et vink’ (let us Villas and terraced houses sort paper/glass items. Villas/terraced houses can also be and find out how to download the ‘Affalds- know) app. and plastic/metal into containers with dual provided with a compost container for portalen’ (waste portal) app. home composting. Municipal water and sewage are managed by Recycling station Novafos A/S, located in Birkerød, Blokken 9. Blocks of flats have containers for other The recycling station sorts more than 40 Novafos has an operational unit based at waste, paper, glass, plastic, metal and different types of waste, approximately Ørnegårdsvej 13 in Gentofte. cardboard, as well as collections for bulky 82% of which is sent for recycling. Gentofte items and garden waste. Special waste can recycling station is designed to be easy For more information, visit novafos.dk be delivered to special waste containers to navigate for sorting waste. The site has (Miljøskabe) in some areas, while elsewhere recessed containers for throwing waste Transport – urban safety a special waste box (Miljøboks) is provided, into, and a building for hazardous waste and The municipality’s transport policy, com- as for villas. electronics. The site also has a container for bined with the 2017–2020 Traffic Safety Plan fixtures and fittings, etc., that are too good and action plan, is intended to ensure peace See the many self-service options at to be thrown away. of mind, safety and accessibility. This work gentofte.dk/affaldgenbrug makes use of the latest data, statistics and The staff at the recycling station render a experience, which we gather with the help of Here, you can find a calendar of waste high standard of service and are ready to
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In August 2019, Gentofte Kommune on joint efforts. The overall vision of greater The Emergency Management Service introduced sorting-at-source for all primary sustainability through co-creation can be performs officially mandated tasks and fire and lower secondary schools and daycare broken down into six specific focus areas: inspection and fire-safety processing of institutions. This is with a view to utilising Use of resources, Mobility, Buildings, Urban building projects. The on-duty emergency the resources from waste, and to teach spaces, the Green and the blue, as well as response command is handled by four children and young people to care for the Adaptation to climate change. municipal fire inspectors. Fire-fighting is environment. performed by Falck, whose emergency If you would like to get involved in Gentofte’s response centre also takes incoming calls sustainability work, you can see what’s from the municipality’s citizens. Focusing on maximising happening on the bæredygtigtgentofte. the potential for co-creation dk website and the ‘Bæredygtigt Gentofte’ Gentofte Gladsaxe district heating with citizens and businesses, (sustainable Gentofte) Facebook page. This is Gentofte Gladsaxe district heating is a joint always seeking to develop where exciting events relating to climate and municipal service company serving cus- and test-drive new ways sustainability will be announced from time tomers, the general public and businesses to time, and you have the opportunity to in both municipalities. District heating is a of involving people in the help with any questions about the appro- get involved in or join others to set up new green, flexible kind of heating; one environ- priate container to use. The site is open and municipality sustainability initiatives. mental benefit is that it makes use of heat staffed during the daytime all week, but it from waste incineration. is also possible to register to use the site Emergency Management Service East outside working hours. The communications Climate and sustainability The Emergency Management Service East You can read more about Gentofte Fjernvarme room of the recycling station is located Gentofte is a Climate Municipality. This is a joint emergency management service district heating at gentoftefjernvarme.dk at the centre of the site on the first floor, means the municipality has committed in Ballerup, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Herlev and and get in touch to find out about options for where, each year, school classes and daycare to cutting carbon emissions from its own Lyngby-Taarbæk municipalities. district heating where you live. institutions are taught about waste, recy- activities by at least 2% per year through to cling and resources. 2025. At the same time, Gentofte Kommune has become a Climate Municipality Plus, as For further information and opening times, it takes other climate initiatives extending visit gentofte.dk/genbrugsstation beyond the municipality’s own activities. The various initiatives are directed towards Clean City – Every Day the general public and companies, and help Clean City – Every Day is the municipality’s to produce a positive impact on the climate. campaign and programme to prevent littering and to keep the city clean and The framework for combined climate and tidy. Initiatives by Gentofte Kommune under sustainability initiatives is anchored in the this programme include keeping the city ‘Sustainable Gentofte Together’sustain - clean, but its purpose is also to motivate ability strategy as well as the 2010–2020 and encourage everyone to participate in Climate Plan, covering climate initiatives for preventing litter on streets, in schools, on municipal operations, the general public and beaches and in parks. the business community.
The campaign has a high profile in the city, A key plank of this strategy is that sustaina- with events arranged annually. bility work in Gentofte Kommune is based
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Lots of high-quality buildings with intricate Museum and Hovedbiblioteket (main details are a feature of Gentofte Kommune, library). Gentofte Town Hall, from 1936, has and there are lots of beautiful, nicely main- a purely neoclassical style and was designed tained urban and landscaped spaces such by Thorvald Jørgensen, the then palace as squares, streets, parks, nature areas and architect. cemeteries. This is a result of a sustained, deliberate approach over time from both Gentofte Kommune has been a bastion developers on private and public architecture. of good architecture throughout the 20th century and more recently. The listed sports The new architecture policy, ‘Architecture facility, Kildeskovshallen (1970), designed in Gentofte’, provides the framework for by Karen and Ebbe Clemmensen, is one of ongoing changes to buildings, urban and the most beautiful architectural edifices. landscaped areas and greenery in Gentofte A recent extension to the hall has added Kommune. a 50-metre swimming pool designed by Entasis Arkitekter Historic architecture includes Charlottenlund Palace, Bernstorff Palace and Bernstorff Park Munkegårdsskole is a listed building, with the beautiful Swedish Villa, Øregård designed by Arne Jacobsen, and now boasts
Kildeskovshallen
a superb extension designed by the architect Jægersborghave is an example of exciting Dorte Mandrup. The extension is both architecture for the elderly. The care home innovative and in harmony with the values is situated on the site of the Jægersborg of a listed building. barracks, a delightful area with access to Hundesømosen and Jægersborg Alle, with The municipality also has seven halls of a views over the allotment areas, the bog and high architectural standard: Idrætshallen all the way to the deer park. The site is also på Bakkegårdsskolen, Ordrup Hallen, home to the listed ruins of Jægersborg castle Gersonsvej Fritidscenter, Bevægelseshal- below ground. len at Dyssegårdsskolen, Skovgårdsskolen and Maglegårdshallen as well as Gentofte- There are also many villas and blocks of flats Øregaard Café in Øregårdsparken hallen. designed by Denmark’s top architects.
24 25 Welcome! Brief history
The Municipality’s town arms Gentofte Kommune’s town arms have been in use since 1903. Although the town arms have been renewed over the years, the basic design and symbolism are the same. The three bells symbolise the three original parishes, Gentofte, Ordrup and Hellerup. The trees symbolise the green areas – the woods. The trees along Jægers- Engelhardt’s road signs borg Allé inspired the depiction of the trees in the arms. the sea and the sun symbolise The municipal road signs with the special the municipality’s location by the east coast heart-shaped dot above the ‘j’ are another along Øresund – where the sun rises. hallmark. This unique design was made in the early 1920s by architect and printer Mayoral chain Knud Engelhardt. The heart has become The town’s mayoral chain is unusual because a cherished symbol and is used in the it was the first of its kind in Denmark. It was right corner of the town arms and in other made in 1934 and cost DKK 850 at the time. contexts. Knud Engelhardt was also respon- sible for designing the mushroom-shaped The chain is made of gold-plated silver with advertising pillars found along various enamel on the arms, the year and flag. streets of Gentofte.
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