Høje-Taastrup

Høje-Taastrup Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 78 km² (30 mi²), and has a total population of 47,158 (2008). Its mayor is Michael Ziegler, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Taastrup. Other towns in the municipality include Høje Taastrup (without hyphenation), Hedehusene, Fløng, Sengeløse, Vridsløsemagle and Reerslev. Neighboring municipalities are Albertslund and Vallensbæk to the east, Ledøje-Smørum and Gundsø to the north, Roskilde to the west, and Greve and Ishøj to the south. The Holbæk...