Hssleholm 31/1-1/2 2017 Eric van Leenen International Coordinator - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Hssleholm 31/1-1/2 2017 Eric van Leenen International Coordinator - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
SBPIN kick off meeting Hssleholm 31/1-1/2 2017 Eric van Leenen International Coordinator Municipality of Kge Denmark 43.000 km2 Structural reform 2006 5 regions 98 municipalities Kge is in Region Zealand Kge is about 40 km. south
Denmark
43.000 km2 Structural reform 2006 5 regions 98 municipalities Køge is in Region Zealand Køge is about 40 km. south
- f Copenhagen
The municipality of Køge
The town of Køge
The municipality of Køge
- Area 256 km2
- About 60.000 inhabitants
- About 5.000 employees working for the municipality
About Køge
- Køge became a borough in 1288 - and is with a
picturesque downtown and the largest square
- utside the capital, one of the best preserved
cities from the Middle Ages in the country.
Political structure – council
- Køge Council 27 members
- Economical Committee 7 members
- Business and Labour Market Committee 7 members
- Children and Youth Committee 7 members
- Culture and Sports Committee 7 members
- Social and Health Committee 7 members
- Technical and Environmental Committee 9 members
- Property and Operation Committee 9 members
Køge - Administrative structure
- Director of the municipality
- Child and Youth Department
- Cultural and Economic Department
- Welfare Department
- Technical and Environmental Department
Green String Corridor
The new railway with a new station in Køge North
Will be ready in 2018
The Femern Belt Link
Will be ready in 2026 ?
Super-hospital in Køge
Will be ready in 2020
4000 jobs
Institutions in Campus Køge …
(only leavers - 10th grade)
Køge Kyst - City development
Will be in progress for the next 20 years
Tourism in Denmark
- VisitDenmark (national)
- Regional development companies for Coastal and
Nature Tourism, Meeting and Business tourism and Metropolitan Tourism
- Municipal tourism agencies or agency for group of
municipalities
- VisitKøge
- Tourism office – brochures and marketing
- Strategic development projects
Borgringen (Viking ring fortress) – on the drawing board
September 2014 – archaeologists discover the remains of a large fortress from the Viking Age. Perfectly circular, 145 metres in diametre and probably a so far unknown Viking fortress built by King Harald Bluetooth around 980. For the first time in more than 60 years, a viking ring fortress has been discovered in Denmark. The original function of the viking ring fortress is still a mystery for scientists and archaeologists and the sensational discovery gives a unique possibility to get new knowledge about the most famous fortresses
- f the Vikings.
WP3, WP4 and WP5
- Discuss potential overlaps
- Clear definitions of each
- Output indicators in the application
WP 4 Green Growth – possible topics
- Strategic energy planning
- Climate changes – focus on protection of coasts (WP3)
- Sustainable urban development – focus on the Køge
Kyst and Køge Nord areas (WP5)
- From waste to resources – green business models for
sme’s
- Green transport/logistics
Blue Growth – possible topics
- Climate changes – focus on protection of coasts
- Tourism