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Holte
Holte is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The local town centre is centred on Holte station and is surrounded by extensive areas of single-family, detached homes as well as several lakes and forests. The district has merged with the old villages of Søllerød and Øverød which both belong to Holte postal district (2840 Holte). Gammel Holte ("Old Holte"), a few kilometres to the east, also in Rudersdal Municipality but merged with the urban area of neighbouring Hørsholm, predates what is now called Holte by several hundred years; in the past Holte was formally referred to as Ny Holte ("New Holte") to distinguish the two. History Modern Holte is located on land that used to belong to the Dronninggård estate. The name Holte originally referred to the medieval village of Holte (now Gammel Holte – literally Old Holte) located a few kilometres to the northeast of the modern district. When the owner of Holtegå ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gammel Holtegård
Gl. Holtegaard is a former Manor house in Rudersdal Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark, today operated as an arts centre and a museum. It was built by the Danish Baroque architect Lauritz de Thurah (1706–1759), for his own use in 1757. Its original Baroque gardens were reconstructed in 2003. History In 1754, Lauritz de Thurah acquired an agricultural property, a former tenant farn, in order to establish a suitable country house for himself outside Copenhagen. Simultaneously he was also building a town house for himself in Amaliegade in Copenhagen's new Frederiksstaden district, the responsibility of which he had been assigned after the death of Nicolai Eigtved (1701–1754) the previous year. Prior to that, he had lived some years at his estate at Børglum Abbey to which he had retired when his Baroque style fell out of favour and most of the prestigious assignments in the capital went to Eigtved. To begin with he demolished the old farmhouse and laid out a large gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holte Station
Holte station is a railway station serving the suburb of Holte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by S-trains on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. The station is also served by nine bus routes, providing connections to all nearby towns and villages. History The location was chosen as a railway stopping place, which was used as a location for drawing water into the steam trains. Number of travellers According to the ''Østtællingen'' in 2008: See also * List of railway stations in Denmark References Citations Bibliography * * * * External links * Holte (DSB information)Banedanmark– government agency responsible for maintenance and traffic control of most of the Danish railway network DSB– the Danish national train operating company Danske Jernbaner– website with information on railway history The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods define ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordbanen
The North Line () is a railway line which connects the centre of Copenhagen with several of its northern suburbs, and the cities of Birkerød, Lillerød and Hillerød in North Zealand, Denmark. It is one of the six radial lines of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen. The North Line opened in 1864, and was originally the main line between Copenhagen and Elsinore until the more direct Coast Line opened in 1897. Today, the name refers to electrified section between Copenhagen and Hillerød, which is integrated with Copenhagen's S-train network. The rump section from Hillerød to Elsinore still exists and is today known as the Little North Line operated by the regional railway company Lokaltog. History The North Line was completed for the privately owned Zealand Railway Company () and was the second railway to reach Copenhagen in 1863. The original North Line connected Copenhagen with Elsinore on the north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanne Hesbeck
Ida Johanne Hesbeck (2 September 1873 – 25 March 1927) was a Danish photographer. From 1915 to 1927, she ran a successful portrait studio in Holte, north of Copenhagen. Biography Born in Varde, Jutland, Hesbeck was the daughter of a merchant, Christoffer Johannes Hesbeck. She trained as a photographer under Peter Elfelt, who employed her from 1905 to 1914. In 1914, she moved to Søllerød Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Søllerød was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km2, and had a total ..., where she opened a business on Esthersvej, Ny Holte, in a property she later purchased. She produced portraits and on occasion contributed to the local newspaper, ''Søllerød Tidende''. After she died in Holte in 1927, her business was taken over by the photographer Ella Bach, who ran it until the late 1970s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudersdal Municipality
Rudersdal Municipality () is a part suburban, part rural municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') located on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 73 km² and has a population of 57,342 (1. January 2025). The distance from Copenhagen City Hall Square is approximately 20 km. The western part of the municipality is served by the Hillerød radial of the S-train network while the eastern part is served by the Coast Line. Administratively Rudersdal Municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden. On 1 January 2007 Rudersdal municipality was created as the result of 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, consisting of the former municipalities of Søllerød and Birkerød. Its mayor is Ann Sofie Orth. She is a member of the Conservative Party political party. Rudersdal Town Hall (formerly Søllerød Town Hall), completed in 1942, was designed by Arne Jacobsen and Flemming Lassen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Øverød
Øverød is a suburban neighborhood situated on the north side of Søllerød Lake in Holte, Rudersdal Municipality, in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village is now agglomerated with the modern district of Holte and the village of Søllerød, forming the northernmost part of Copenhagen's urban area. Øverød is bounded by Rude Forest on the west and Søllerød Naturpark on the east. It belongs to Holte postal district (2840 Holte). History Øverød was originally an ancient village. The name is recorded in 1370-80 as Øbæruth, which is derived from the old Danish male name ''Ø̄pi'' and ''-rød'', meaning "clearing in the forest" (''rydning''). Most of the modern neighbourhood of Øverød date from the years after 1959 when the road Borgmester Schneiders Vej was constructed. Landmarks Skovly School (''Skovlyskolen'') on Borgmester Schneiders Vej was completed in 1970 to a design by Knud Munk, Halldor Gunnløgsson & Jørn Nielsen. Notable resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hørsholm
Hørsholm () is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers most of Hørsholm Municipality and straddles the borders neighbouring Fredensborg Municipality and Rudersdal Municipality. Hørsholm proper is developed around Hirschholm Palace, which was constructed in the 1730s, but the town has later absorbed several of the nearby communities that are of much older origins. History Palace and market town Hørsholm was founded in connection with the construction of Hirschholm Palace. Niels Eigtved created a plan for a residence town in 1737 and to stimulate its growth, it was given status as market town in 1739. However, it never came to serve as a market town and was still only a small settlement when the palace was demolished between 1810 and 1816. Over the following decades it grew as a garrison town and a local centre for trade. Industrialization A textile factory, later known as the Royal Military Textile Factory, had already been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Larsen (basketball)
Jacob Glarbjerg Larsen (born May 5, 1997) is a Danish former basketball player. A 6’11’’ (210 cm) post player, he joined the Gonzaga University Bulldogs for the 2016–17 season, but did not make his debut with the team until the 2017–18 season due to a knee injury suffered in a 2016 preseason practice. Youth career Born in Holte, Larsen started his career in the youth teams at Virum Basketball Klub in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ..., and was promoted to the club’s men’s team in 2013. He played in the second-tier league in Denmark with the Virum Vipers. In 2014, he helped lead Virum to winning the Danish 1st Division Regular Season title and a trip to the semifinals. In September 2015, Larsen signed with SIS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dronninggård
Næsseslottet is an 18th-century country house located on the shores of lake Furesøen at Holte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name, which translates as "Peninsula House", is a reference to the buildings setting on a narrow peninsula which extends from the east shore of the lake. The estate had previously been a royal farm known as Dronningegård and this name has long been associated with the locale. History Queen Sophie Amalie Dronninggård was built in 1661 to manage the Crown's extensive holdings of farm land in the area. The farm belonged to Queen Sophie Amalie until her death in 1714. After that, the property was sold and changed hands several times but eventually it fell into a state of despair. Frédéric de Coninck The main building stood as a ruin when the estate was acquired by Frédéric de Coninck (1740–1811). Originally from the Netherlands, he had emigrated to Denmark in 1763 where he had set up a shipping company and made a fortune in foreign trade. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Telmányi
Emil Telmányi (22 June 1892 – 13 June 1988) was a Hungarian violinist. Telmányi was born in Arad, Partium, Transylvania, then in the Kingdom of Hungary. Telmányi began playing the violin at the age of six and made his public debut at thirteen. His evident talent earned him entry into the soloist classes at the Budapest Academy of Music under the tutelage of the renowned Jenö Hubay. Additionally, he studied composition with Hans Koessler and received conducting instruction. In 1906, he won the Reményi Prize and graduated in 1911 from the academy with both artistic and teaching diplomas, also completing his high school exams the same year. His artistic career began in 1911 with a debut in Berlin, where he performed Sie Edward Elgar's newly composed Violin Concerto for the first time in Germany.Allan Evans, ''Ignaz Friedman: Romantic Master Pianist'', p. 70 It was attended by the pianist Ignaz Friedman, who befriended him and arranged some of his early concerts in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søllerød Naturpark
Søllerød Naturpark is a protected area of rolling fields, meadows and small woods in Rudersdal Municipality, some 20 kilometres north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It reaches from Søllerød Kirkeskov in the south to Høje Sandbjerg in the north. The area is state-owned and managed by the Danish Nature Agency. Description Rygård Overdrev ("Rygård Meadows") takes its name after the farm Rygård which is situated in the middle of the park. The oldest of its buildings date from the 1790s. It was restored and adapted by the architect Palle Suenson who owned the estate between 1940 and 1987. The cultivated parts of Søllerød Naturpark are used for the growing of winter feed for the deer population in Jægersborg Dyrehave. The area is farmed organically and the main crop is oat. Søllerød Kirkeskov ("Søllerød Church Forest") is located in the southern part of the park, between the villages of Øverød and Søllerød. It once belonged to Søllerød Church and covers an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gade
Peter Høeg Gade (born 14 December 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark)BWF World Ranking Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved on 2013-01-12. is a Danish former professional player. He currently resides in Holte in . He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg. Gade made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his five [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
