Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of

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in eastern

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, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 20,312 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark The town is part of

Furesø Municipality Furesø could refer to: * Furesø municipality, Denmark * Furesø (lake) Furesø is a lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark and the deepest lake in Denmark. It defined Farum municipality's southeast border and is the site of Nicolai Eigtved's 1 ...

. Until 2006, it constituted Farum Municipality.

History

Farum has existed for more than 1000 years. The name Farum refers to the founding fathers, sea merchants, who migrated from

Bremen, Germany Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

. At the time there was clear passage from the sea to Farum. This has since been filled with

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and by civic demands for more land. Around 1100, the community's first stone church was built: parts of it remain in the present church of Farum. In the 14th century, a damming project flooded the old ford and redirected much of the traffic bound for

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

towards Fiskebæk, a short distance further south. During recurrent wars with Sweden in the 17th century the area suffered enormous damage. In 1800, the town was transferred from Copenhagen ''knight district'' to

Frederiksborg County Frederiksborg Amt ( en, Frederiksborg County) is a former county ( Danish: ''amt'') in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden The Capital R ...

. Around this time, the economy of the area revived with renewed cultivation of the fertile agricultural land. Throughout the 19th century, the community expanded economically. In 1906, the community was linked to the capital by the railway between Copenhagen and Slangerup: in 1977, this became the

Hareskovbanen Hareskovbanen (English: ''the Hareskov line'') is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. It connects the city center to a number of northwestern suburbs and the cities of Værløse and Farum, with the terminus placed in the latter. Histor ...

radial of Copenhagen's

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system. In the early 1950s, the population was about 4000. Through the 1960s and 1970s, the community turned into a commuter town due to its proximity to Copenhagen and the population expanded past 10,000. By 1980, the population was over 16,000.

Farum in recent times

Today, Farum is divided into four parts: Farum West, Farum East, Farum North, and the Midpoint. Farum East and Farum West are separated by a highway that effectively divides the city. The Midpoint (Danish Midtpunktet) is a large complex of apartments built in a very special way. One-third of the population lives in these blocks, which house most of Farum's immigrants. Farum West is the old part of Farum, with the old village and church. The area has grown over the years, and most of the sports facilities are here. To the north of Farum West lies the high-tech industrial area. The town is now influenced strongly by the large number of immigrants living in the city. In the Midpoint over 50 different languages are spoken. The majority of the immigrants are

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and people from the Middle East. This has given Farum a large number of foreign shops and exotic food. In recent years, many people from eastern Europe have settled in the town. Farum is also the hometown of the football club

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the town's two football club ...

, which plays in the highest Danish league, Danish Superliga. They play at Farum Park, in Farum West. From 1985 to 2002, the Mayor of Farum was the controversial Peter Brixtofte. Brixtofte was later charged with corruption and jailed.

Notable people

Peter Lassen Peter Lassen (October 31, 1800 – April 26, 1859), later known in Spanish as Don Pedro Lassen, was a Danish-born Californian ranchero and gold prospector. Born in Denmark, Lassen immigrated at age 30 to Massachusetts, before eventually final ...

(1800 in Farum – 1859) a Danish-American rancher and prospector *

Christine Swane Christine Swane née Christine Larsen (29 May 1876 in Kerteminde – 16 August 1960 in Farum) was a Danish painter who first associated with the Funen Painters before developing her own increasingly Cubist style. Biography Christine Swane was th ...

(1876 – 1960 in Farum) a painter with

Funen Painters The Funen Painters or ''Fynboerne'' were a loose group of Danish artists who formed an art colony on the island of Funen at the very beginning of the 20th century. They were strongly influenced by Kristian Zahrtmann who taught at the Artists Stu ...

and a

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style * Dagmar Starcke (1899 – 1975 in Farum) a Danish painter and textile artist *

Preben Neergaard Preben Neergaard (2 May 1920 – 22 July 1990) was a Danish stage and film actor. Filmography *'' Ungdommens rus'' - 1943 *'' Vredens dag'' - 1943 *''Teatertosset'' - 1944 *''Elly Petersen'' - 1944 *''De røde enge'' - 1945 *'' Diskret ophold'' ...

(1920 in Farum – 1990) a Danish stage and film actor * Willy Rathnov (1937 – 1999 in Farum) a Danish film actor * Povl Dissing (born 1938) a Danish singer, composer, guitarist and harmonica player * Peter Brixtofte (1949–2016 in Farum) politician, Member of the

Folketinget The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands an ...

, Govt. Minister, Mayor of Farum, subsequently convicted of local fraudulent practice and jailed * Allan K. Pedersen (born 1962) a Danish businessman, owns

, lives in Farum * Sebastian Jespersen (born 1973 in Farum) the CEO and co-founder of the digital agency

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Lars Halvor Jensen Lars Halvor Jensen (born 23 July 1973) is a Danish record producer and songwriter. He has achieved success in many genres of music, particularly pop, rock and R&B and he is the co-founder of DEEKAY Music, a production and publishing company wi ...

(born 1973) record producer and songwriter, brought up in Farum * Christine Lorentzen (born 1979) singer-songwriter and former TV presenter, lives in Farum IMDb Database
retrieved 6 July 2020 Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu (cropped)

Sport

* Svend Jacobsen (1906 – 1986 in Farum) a fencer, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics * Rasmus Nørby (born 1982) a retired Danish tennis player, lives in Farum * Jeppe Curth (born 1984 in Farum) a retired Danish footballer, over 300 club caps * Mike Tullberg (born 1985 in Farum) a football manager and former player * Jon Raahauge Rud (born 1986 in Farum) swimmer, competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics * Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu (born 1992 in Farum) a Turkish-Danish footballer * Marcus Ingvartsen (born 1996 in Farum) a Danish footballer, began with

References

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History

Farum in recent times

Notable people

Sport

See also

References