Albertslund, Capital Region, Denmark

🇩🇰 Albertslund is a Copenhagen suburb in Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of central Copenhagen.

Albertslund is a planned community or new town mainly built in the 1960s and 1970s. The suburb is known for its experimental and innovative low rise urban planning, integrating water and green spaces in the architecture.

Albertslund is connected to the Copenhagen S-train system and has an open-air shopping centre, Albertslund Centrum.

Albertslund municipality is home to Danmarks International Kollegium, which has won many awards for its design.

Albertslund municipality is also known for its effort in raising awareness about climate change.

In 1973 Friluftsbadet Badesøen opened for the first time in Albertslund.

Economy Companies headquartered in the municipality include FDB (Coop Danmark) and Kemp & Lauritzen.

Friluftsbadet Badesøen Friluftsbadet Badesøen (Open-Air Swimming Lake) is a swimming pool in Albertslund Municipality. Badesøen's distinctive, round pool is 60 m in diameter. It has a water surface of 2800 m2 and contains 3.6 million gallons of water. Water depth varies from 25 cm along the edge to 380 cm during the 1 and 3 meter lashes. In the children's departments is the water depth from 25 to 80 cm deep. The basin is divided into areas for small children, for children who cannot swim, and for swimmers. There is in the large area are two bathing bridges, between which there are a number of 50-meter lanes. Badesøen's two waterslides are respectively 60 and 43 meters long. The water temperature at approximately 22 degrees is powered by solar energy.

The whole area is 5000 m2 and includes a beach volleyball court, beach, ball field, streetbasket field, children's area, café area, boccia court, locker facilities and large grassed areas. On a warm summer days Badesøen visited 3,000 customers. Badesøen first opened in 1973.