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Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 January 2025, the town had a population of 8,968. History The earliest settlement in the area was the village of Asminderød. The town of Fredensborg emerged outside Fredensborg Palace, which was completed in 1722. The name, which means the Palace of Peace," commemorates the termination of the Great Northern War. Fredensborg Station opened on the new North Line in 1868. Fredensborg Palace and surroundings Fredensborg Palace is mainly used by the Danish royal family in spring and autumn. Many of the houses that line the street which leads up to the main entrance to the palace are listed. This is also the location of Store Kro, a historic inn which reopened in 2014. Other landmarks Asminderød Church dates from the 12th century. The curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredensborg Palace
Fredensborg Palace (; ) is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum ( Danish, ''Esrum Sø'') in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in Denmark. It is the Danish royal family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often the site of important state visits and events in the royal family. It is the most used of the royal family’s residences. History At the end of the Great Northern War King Frederick IV asked architect Johan Cornelius Krieger, royal gardener to the court at Rosenborg Castle, to build him a small pleasure palace on the site of a farmyard named Østrup. Krieger built the French-inspired baroque palace 1720–1726, and the King himself took an active part in the planning of the building and grounds, and followed construction closely. The man responsible for the actual construction was General Building Master Johan Conrad Ernst, who was also responsible for the construction of Frederiksberg Palace. While the building was still u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredensborg Housing
Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 January 2025, the town had a population of 8,968. History The earliest settlement in the area was the village of Asminderød. The town of Fredensborg emerged outside Fredensborg Palace, which was completed in 1722. The name, which means the Palace of Peace," commemorates the termination of the Great Northern War. Fredensborg Station opened on the new Nordbanen, North Line in 1868. Fredensborg Palace and surroundings Fredensborg Palace is mainly used by the Danish royal family in spring and autumn. Many of the houses that line the street which leads up to the main entrance to the palace are listed. This is also the location of Store Kro, a historic inn which reopened in 2014. Other landmarks Asminderød Church dates from the 12th century. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingør
Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region, centred on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, across the Øresund. Its castle Kronborg was used by William Shakespeare as the setting for his play ''Hamlet.'' Etymology The first part of the name, ''Hels'', is believed to derive from the word ''hals'' 'neck; narrow strait', referring to the narrowest point of the Øresund (Øre Sound) between what is now Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden. The word ''Helsing'' supposedly means 'person/people who live by the neck' and ''ør'' co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillerød
Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark located in the centre of North Zealand approximately 30 km to the northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hillerød is the administrative centre of Hillerød Municipality and also the administrative seat of Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark), one of the five regions in Denmark. It is most known for its large Renaissance architecture, Renaissance castle, Frederiksborg Castle, now home to the Museum of National History. Hillerød station is the terminus of one of the radials of the S-train network as well as several local railway lines. The town is surrounded by the former royal fores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little North Line
The Little North Line () is a local railway line which runs between Hillerød and Helsingør in North Zealand north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most important town along the route is Fredensborg, home to Fredensborg Palace, one of the Danish Royal Family's two main residences. The railway line is standard gauge and single track, and the distance from Hillerød to Helsingør is . The railway opened in 1864 as part of the North Line between Copenhagen and Helsingør by way of Hillerød. The line now constitutes the northernmost section of the original North Line which has not been electrified to form part of Copenhagen's commuter rail network, the S-train. The railway is owned by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner and operated by the railway company Lokaltog which runs frequent local train services between Hillerød station and Helsingør station. History The North Line opened in 1864 between Copenhagen and Elsinore by way of Hillerød. It was originally the main line to Elsinore before the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredensborg Railway Station
Fredensborg station is a railway station serving the town of Fredensborg in North Zealand, Denmark. The station is located on the Little North Line from Helsingør to Hillerød. The train services are currently operated by the railway company Lokaltog, which runs frequent local train services between Helsingør station and Hillerød station. Cultural references Fredensborg station is used as a location in the 1964 Danish film ''Don Olsen kommer til byen''. See also * List of railway stations in Denmark This article shows a list of railway stations and railway halts in Denmark. List See also * Rail transport in Europe * Transportation in Denmark * Rail transport in Denmark The rail transport system in Denmark consists of of railway lin ... References Citations Bibliography * * External links Lokaltog Buildings and structures in Fredensborg Municipality Railway stations in the Capital Region of Denmark Railway stations in Denmark opened in 1864 {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espergærde Gymnasium
Espergærde is a town situated in North Zealand near Øresund in Denmark. It is part of the larger urban area Espergærde-Snekkersten-Helsingør ( Elsinore), some 5 to 8 km south of the centre of Helsingør , separated from the urban area of Helsingør-Snekkersten by a 100m wide green belt, Egebæksvang forest and an area under natural protection around Flynderupgård (previously a village, later a farm, today a museum). The urban area of Espergærde also covers the two former villages Tibberup and Mørdrup and part of the former fishing village of Skotterup, with 11.524 inhabitants (2008). Espergærde is limited to the north by Egebæksvang forest and Flynderupgård, to the west by Rolighedsmoserne (swamp area) and Helsingørmotorvejen (motorway or highway), to the south by Krogerup mansion fields and Babyloneskoven (Babylone forest). Espergærde is part of Region Hovedstaden (the Copenhagen capital area). Espergærde has its own postal number, 3060, and is split in two paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederiksborg Gymnasium , signed at Frederiksborg Castle in 1720
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Frederiksborg may refer to: * Frederiksborg Castle, in Hillerød, Denmark * Frederiksborg, former name of Hillerød, a municipality to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark * Frederiksborg County, former county on the island of Zealand in Denmark * Fort Frederiksborg, Danish and later English fort built in 1661 in contemporary Ghana * Frederiksborger, a kind of horse originating in Denmark * Frederiksborg Glacier, on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet See also * Treaty of Frederiksborg The Treaty of Frederiksborg () was a treaty signed at Frederiksborg Castle, Zealand, on 3 July 1720Heitz (1995), p.244 (14 July 1720 according to the Gregorian calendar), ending the Great Northern War between Denmark–Norway and Sweden. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nivå
Nivå is a town with a population of 8,769 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark in the Fredensborg Municipality, municipality of Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Nivå is a residential town on the coast of the Øresund. It has a stop on the Copenhagen – Helsingør ''Kystbanen'' rail line. The town is the site for Nivaagaard museum, a marina and a desolated shopping center by the Nivå station, railway station, which includes only a library and a Netto supermarket. The town possesses two schools; Nivå Skole Syd (formerly known as Nivå Centralskole) and Nivå Skole Nord (formerly known as Niverødgaardskolen), whilst a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokkedal
Kokkedal () is the municipal seat of Fredensborg Municipality and a northern settlement in the urban area of Hørsholm, located on the coastline of northern Zealand, Denmark, between the two towns, Nivå and Hørsholm, 30 km north of Copenhagen. The settlement is connected with the Oresundtrain towards Helsingør to the north and Copenhagen to the south, with extensions to Malmö and other major cities in southern Sweden. History Kokkedal was previously the seat of Karlebo Kommune until the reform of the Danish Municipalities and Regions in 2007, as a result of the Municipal Reform in 2007 ( Kommunalreformen (2007)). Demographics Kokkedal has, like Nivå, a high number of second & third generation immigrants, most of them with Turkish or Arab roots.56% of the population are either immigrants or Danish citizens with immigrant parents and 44% are native Dane Notable people * Cecilia Iftikhar (born 1987 in Kokkedal) competitor in Miss Earth 2011 Sport * Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humlebæk
Humlebæk is a town within the Municipalities of Denmark, municipality of Fredensborg Municipality, Fredensborg in North Zealand in Denmark, approximately 35 km north of Copenhagen. Humlebæk is located at the shore to Øresund and has a population of 9,742 (2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density Database of Statistics Denmark with updated information on population The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is located in Humlebæk. History The history of Humlebæk traces back to the 16th century where the urbarium for Kronborg and Frederiksborg fief mentions a fishing village in 1582–1583 with seven fishermen in the settlement. On 24 July 1700 (Julian calendar, O.S.) Swedish forces invaded Denmark at the l ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlebo
Karlebo Kommune was until 1 January 2007 a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') in Frederiksborg County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 40 km², and had a total population of 19,163 (2005). Its last mayor was Olav Aaen, a member of the Venstre (Denmark), Venstre (Liberal Party) Politics of Denmark, political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Kokkedal. Other towns in the municipality were Kirkelte, Karlebo, Gunderød, Avderød, Hesselrød, Vejenbrød, and Nivå. Karlebo municipality ceased to exist as the result of Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007, ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with existing Fredensborg-Humlebæk Kommune to form the new Fredensborg Kommune. This create a municipality with an area of 112 km² and a total population of 39,187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
