Denmark
Capital Region
Rødovre Municipality

Islev

Islev is a suburb, located approximately 10 km west of central , . The suburb consists of single-family detached houses and a commercial area.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Islev Church and Herlev railway station.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Railway station
Photo: Mads Backwards Hansen, Public domain.
Herlev station is a suburban rail railway station serving the suburb of northwest of , . The station is located on the Frederikssund radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.

Museum
Photo: Sooe, Public domain.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husum and Ejby.

Suburb
is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in the district of , . Located approximately 7 km to the northwest of the city centre, between Vestvolden and Utterslev Mose, it is centred on Frederikssundsvej and Torv.

Suburb
is a suburb in greater Copenhagen in , lying between and . It is located about 13 km from the city center of . has a station on the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail line which opened in October 2025.

Town
is a suburb about 11 km northwest of city centre, bordering to the south, to the west and to the north. It is the site of the municipal council of , .

Islev

Latitude
55.70513° or 55° 42′ 19″ north
Longitude
12.44006° or 12° 26′ 24″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
9F7JPC4R+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 280691335
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2619375
Wiki­data ID
Q6084282
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In Other Languages

“Islev” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Islev”

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