Ballerup
Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music. It is twinned with East Kilbride in Scotland.
Geography
The town is situated in the north-western suburbs of Copenhagen and is part of Copenhagen's urban area.Sport
Track cycling
Ballerup Super Arena is the velodrome of Ballerup. It hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2002, 2010 and 2024 as well as many rounds of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics.Notable people
- Paul Høm, a Danish artist of religious paintings and brightly coloured stained glass windows
Sport
- Karin Deleurand, a Danish former swimmer, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Dennis Otzen Jensen, a Danish former freestyle and butterfly swimmer, competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Matti Breschel, a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist
- Nikola Aistrup, a Danish former professional racing cyclist
- Nicolai Jørgensen, a Danish professional footballer with 240 club caps and 41 for Denmark
- Nicolai Boilesen, a Danish footballer with 140 club caps
- Julie Finne-Ipsen, a Danish badminton player