Large family house (240 m2) with a large private garden (1200 m2) in the old mediavel times town Koege only 39 km from Copenhagen city.
With a perfect view to cornfields and forest you will be living in a beautiful neighbourhood only 1,5 km from the center of Koge, with flower marketplace, fine shopping posibilites, cosy restaurants, cafes and bars.
The house. Downstairs we have a very large american kitchen open to the dining room, a large living room with a piano, a large sofagroup and a 50 inch 3D TV with internet, the master bedroom, two bathrooms and a utilityroom with washing machine and a dryer. Upstairs you will find a activity room with four Fatboys a 46 inch TV with internet, Wii, playstation, iMac, three beedroms and a bathroom.
Us. We are a family of four: Susan, 44, is a German-teacher working on a local public school in Koege, Eskil, 45, is Director in a publishing company located in Copenhagen, Maria, 17, is in junior high and plays football, and Sofie, 13, is in seventh grade and plays piano and guitar.
Previous exchanges. 2011: Santa Cruz, Tenerife and Berlin, Germany. 2010: Brittany, France. 2009: Bergerac, France. 2008: Normandy, France.
Koege. In 2006 Koege was voted the nicest town in denmark. There is a delightful atmosphere in many of køge's old courtyard areas; and throughout the summer live music is performed. Koege is an old market town from the 13th century with lots of houses and buildings from the 16th century, a nice old harbour with a lot of fine restaurants, nice beaches and yachting harbour. Read about Koege here: http://www.visitkoege.com
Copenhagen. In 35 minutes you could be in Copenhagen city by train or by car, and visit Tivoli (http://www.tivoli.dk/), the old Copenhagen center, fashionable shops and restaurants etc. Find and read about interesting touristspots in Copenhagen here: http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/)
Other sigths of interests nearby Koege: 
Roskilde - the kings' town - is located 25 km from Koege. The town offers some of Denmark's most interesting culturally historic attractions. In Roskilde cathedral 39 danish kings and queens are buried and it is on unesco's world heritage list. The viking ship museum and Lejre experimental centre are also outstanding experiences. http://www.visitroskilde.com/
 
Cliffs. Only 22 km from Koege you can visit the spectacular cliff of Stevns (http://www.stevnsklint.dk/) and one hour in car south of Koege you can visit the exceptional 128 m high chalks cliffs of Moen (http://www.moensklint.dk/).
Sweden. You can easy make a one-day trip to Sweden over the bridge or by ferry-boat from Helsingoer and visit a lot of sights, e.g. the famous naturearea Kullen (www.hoganas.se) or Malmö (the "sister-city oc Copenhagen" (www.malmo.se)
Children. If you are a family with children you have a lot of possibilites. We live very close to beach and nature, and we have bikes for you and your children. You can visit Copenhagen, Bonbonland (http://www.bonbonland.com/), Knuthenborg wild animal park (http://www.knuthenborg.dk/), the famous castle Kronborg known from Shakespeares Hamlet (http://www.kronborgcastle.com)/ and a lot of other fun places for children and adults.
Evenings. In the evening you can sit on the terrasse or the balcony and see the sundown with a glass of wine while the children are playing in the garden, or you can visit some of Koeges cosy cafees, restaurants and pubs - many very friendly to children.