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Køge Apotek.
The town’s oldest pharmacy, on the corner of the square since 1665 — and its branch by the station, open every day of the year. History you can walk into, and the counter to find when you need something tonight.
Location: Brogade, the corner of the square · Photo: Køge Torvets Apotek — used here for concept demonstration only
File: 39-APOTEK-CAPSULES / AN Capsules
The pharmacy
Since 1646.
Køge Apotek was founded on 30 August 1646 — first in Brogade 12, from 1665 on its present corner of Brogade and the square. The house was finished in 1686, altered around 1800 and again in 1865, and has been a listed building since 1919: eight bays of brick, a warm façade under a red tile roof, the gilded KØGE APOTEK over the old carriage gateway — look up at the doorway for the two swans facing each other. Behind it runs a long half-timbered wing.
It is still the town’s pharmacy: Køge Torvets Apotek, prescriptions and over-the-counter medicine across the counter, with medicine consultations, inhaler checks and repeat prescriptions, and delivery on weekday afternoons.
For visitors the branch matters most. Køge Stations Apotek, opposite the station in Rådhusstræde, is open every day of the year, Sundays and holidays included — it is the town’s duty pharmacy when the square is closed, and behind its counter a robot fetches the medicine.
A third counter in the centre belongs to another house: Køge Løve Apotek on Vestergade, by Kvickly. For every pharmacy in the municipality — four owners, nine counters and two pick-up points — see the map.
Køge Torvets Apotek
Brogade 1, 4600 Køge — on the square · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30 · Sat 09:30–14:00 · Sun closed · +45 56 65 01 21 · koege@apoteket.dk
Køge Stations Apotek
Rådhusstræde 10G — opposite the S-train station · Mon–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat 08:00–18:00 · Sun & holidays 10:00–13:00 · +45 32 22 01 22 · koegestations@apoteket.dk
Duty pharmacy
Køge Stations Apotek covers the town’s duty hours: weekdays 08–09 and 18–19, Saturdays 08–09 and 16–18, Sundays and holidays 10–13.
Køge Løve Apotek
Vestergade 23, by Kvickly · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 · Sat 09:00–13:00 · +45 70 30 54 05 — part of Borup Apotek.
Services
Medicine consultations, inhaler technique checks, repeat prescriptions, dose-packed medicine. Delivery on weekday afternoons — order stocked items by 13:30.
Access
Both counters of Køge Torvets Apotek are wheelchair accessible.
Not well?
Region Zealand’s medical helpline: 1818. Emergencies: 112.
The house
Founded 1646 in Brogade 12 · on this corner since 1665 · completed 1686 · altered c. 1800 and 1865 · listed 1919.
Source
apoteket.dk (Danmarks Apotekerforening), the pharmacies’ own pages and Facebook post, Wikipedia (“Køge Pharmacy”), read 26 October 2026. Hours as published for the week of 26 October 2026. Photograph: Køge Torvets Apotek, used here for concept demonstration only.
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