Ishøj

Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 22,110. It is situated in the Region Hovedstaden, and is the seat of the Ishøj Municipality.

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Type: Suburb with 19,200 residents
Description: place in Capital, Denmark
Also known as: “Ishoj”
Postal code: 2635

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ishøj railway station and Arken Museum of Modern Art.

Ishøj railway station

Railway stop

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Ishøj station is a suburban and light railway station serving the suburb of Ishøj southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The station serves the urbanized coastal end of Ishøj Municipality and is situated in the central part of the suburb where it is integrated in the adjacent shopping centre, Ishøj Bymidte.

Arken Museum of Modern Art

Museum

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ARKEN Museum of Modern Art is a state-authorised private non-profit charity and contemporary art museum in Ishøj, near Copenhagen. The museum is among Denmark's major contemporary and modern art collections, holding a variety of international cultural works and exhibitions.

Ishøj

Tram stop

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Ishøj is a tram stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vestegnen and Vallensbæk.

Vestegnen

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Vestegnen is a suburban district west of inner Copenhagen, Denmark, mostly build up during the 1970-80s. There is little of general interest to travellers here, but some of Copenhagen's nicest hostels and a single top-notch art museum - oh, and 7 km of white beach if you are fortunate enough to run into sunny days.

Vallensbæk

Suburb

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Vallensbæk is a seaside western suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Greater Copenhagen Area. It forms its own municipality, Vallensbæk Municipality, which is one of the smallest Danish municipalities.