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Hvidovre
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thumb|300px|Hvidovre from Store Hus in Avedøre Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg.

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Place details

Locality
Hvidovre Kommune
Region
Region Hovedstaden
Country
Danmark
Population
53,527
Timezone
Europe/Copenhagen

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

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Hvidovre
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Hvidovre kirke.JPG
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280px
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Hvidovre Church in the summer
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Denmark Greater Copenhagen#Denmark
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1
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Location within Greater Copenhagen##Location within Denmark
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Country
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Capital Region
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Municipalities
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Hvidovre
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City
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22.84
Settlement.population_total
53,527
Settlement.population_as_of
1 January 2020
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auto
Settlement.timezone
CET

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Elevation
9
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Hvidovre Raadhus.JPG
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Hvidovre
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thumb|300px|Hvidovre from Store Hus in Avedøre Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg.

==History== Hvidovre has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In 1929, a 3,500-year-old sword from the Bronze Age was excavated in Hvidovre.

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