Køge's town center is home to one of Denmark's largest collections of well-preserved half-timbered houses from the Renaissance. Among them is one of the country's oldest, dating back to 1527, as well as the oldest functioning town hall, built in 1552.
Køge is in rapid progress. The most conspicuous reflection of this is the Køge Kyst development project for the South Harbour. New urban spaces and other features have already been established to integrate the new part of town.
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Køge was founded by royal decree at the first location south of Copenhagen with a natural harbor. The decree was issued in the years leading up to 1288, during which a town plan was designed. Remarkably, this plan remains intact for the old town center today. Køge was granted its municipal charter in 1288.
