Vestskoven, Ballerup
#1 among attractions in Ballerup
Facts and practical information
Vestskoven is a 13 km2 forest located in the western suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. ()
VestegnenBallerup Denmark
Vestskoven – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Brøndby Stadium, Rødovre Centrum, Vridsløselille Prison, City Hall.
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiumsBrøndby Stadium, Copenhagen
92 min walk • Nestled in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Brøndby Stadium stands as a testament to Denmark's love for football. Officially opened in 1965 and renovated in 2000, this iconic sport venue has become the heart and soul of the local community and the pride of Danish football...
Shopping, Shopping centreRødovre Centrum, Copenhagen
88 min walk • Rødovre Centrum, nestled in the bustling city of Copenhagen, Denmark, stands as a testament to modern consumer culture and the evolution of shopping experiences. Established in 1966, this shopping center has grown from a modest collection of stores to a sprawling...
MuseumVridsløselille Prison, Albertslund
66 min walk • Vridsløselille Prison is a former state prison located in Albertslund in the western suburbs of Copenhagen in Denmark. It was operated as a state prison from its opening in 1859 to January 2016 and then served as a special departure center for rejected asylum seekers with prison sentences until February 2018.
City hall, Mysterious siteCity Hall, Copenhagen
87 min walk • Rødovre Town Hall is located at the centre of Rødovre, a municipality some 9 km to the west of Copenhagen's city centre. Completed in 1956, it was designed by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen.
AreaBrøndby Municipality, Copenhagen
81 min walk • Brøndby Kommune, a municipality in the former Copenhagen County, is on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Widely known as the Latvia of Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 20.85 km2, and has a total population of 35,094. Its mayor Kent Max Magelund, a member of the Social Democrats political party.
Specialty museum, History museum, Science museumKroppedal, Taastrup
63 min walk • Kroppedal is a cultural-historical and astronomical museum in Vridsløsemagle 20 km from Copenhagen, Denmark. Kroppedal is the national museum of Danish astronomy, has a large archaeological unit, and an ethnological unit specializing in modern society.
Church, Gothic architectureHerstedøster Church, Copenhagen
17 min walk • Herstedøster Church is a church in the northern outskirts of Albertslund, Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. In medieval times, the Romanesque church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The tower is of late-Gothic origin. The church interior was given a major renovation in 1994 by Alan Havsteen-Mikkelsen. In 1973, R.
ParkSømosen, Copenhagen
74 min walk • Sømosen is a bog straddling the border between Ballerup and Herlev municipalities in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It formed some time between 8,000 and 13,000 BC. The water from the bog drains into Harrestrup Å to the south through Sømose Å. It was protected in 1951.
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architectureHerstedvester Church, Copenhagen
45 min walk • Herstedvester Church is a church in the northwestern outskirts of Albertslund, Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. The church is dated to around 1100.
Town, AreaRødovre, Copenhagen
86 min walk • Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the municipality as a whole. Rødovre is part of the urban area of Copenhagen.
Hovedstaden