Charlottenlund is a suburban area on the coast north of

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. It is the administrative seat of Gentofte Municipality. Bordered to the east by the

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, to the South by

Hellerup Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compr ...

and to the north by

Klampenborg Klampenborg is a northern suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte municipality, directly on Øresund, between Taarbæk and Skovshoved. Like other neighbourhoods along the Øresund coast, Klampenborg is an ...

, it is one of the wealthiest areas in Denmark. The neighbourhood takes its name after Charlottenlund Palace.

History

In 1733, King

Christian VI of Denmark Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's m ...

rebuilt the Gyldenlund Palace, renaming it Charlottenlund Palace after his sister Princess Charlotte Amalie. In the 19th century, it became popular with the bourgeoisie in Copenhagen to make excursions to the countryside north of the city. Charlottenlund Forest was a popular destination. The postal code of Charlottenlund is 2920.

Schools

Culture and recreation

Local landmarks include Charlottenlund Palace and Gentofte Town Hall. The Ordrupgaard Museum boasts collections of Danish and French art from the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Charlottenlund Fort is located in Charlottenlund Beach Park. It houses a popular camp site. The beach park and the adjacent Charlottenlund Forest forms the largest green space in Gentofte Municipality. Charlottenlund Racetrack is situated just north of Charlottenlund Forest, and has weekly harness races. Most horses and jockeys are from Denmark, but several times every year the track hosts international events, with entries from Europe and North America.

Notable people

Public Service

* Ernst Heinrich, Baron von Schimmelmann (1747–1831) was a German-Danish politician, businessman and patron of the arts; eponym of ''Schimmelmannsvej'' in Charlottenlund * Thomas Arboe (1837 – 1917 in Charlottenlund) architect * Christian X of Denmark (1870 Charlottenlund Palace – 1947)

King of Denmark The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional political system, institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Is ...

from 1912/1947 * Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890 in Charlottenlund Palace – 1961) was the youngest child and fourth daughter of

Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederik VIII (; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. As the eldest son of Christian IX of Denmark, King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederick was related ...

* Tine Susanne Miksch Roed (born 1964) deputy director-general at the Confederation of Danish Industry, lives in Charlottenlund * Sabine Auken (born 1965) German bridge player, lives in Charlottenlund * Peter Fischer-Møller (born 1955 in Charlottenlund) prelate, Bishop of Roskilde

The Arts

* Carl Ewald (1856 – 1908 in Charlottenlund) novelist and satirist known for his fairy tales. * Johannes Hauerslev (1860 – 1921 in Charlottenlund) photographer of street scenes and buildings in Copenhagen *

Ruth Berlau Ruth Berlau (24 August 1906, Charlottenlund – 15 January 1974, East Berlin) was a Denmark, Danish actress, director, photographer and writer, known for her collaboration with Bertolt Brecht and for founding the Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv in Berlin. ...

(1906 in Charlottenlund – 1974) actress, director, photographer and writer; collaborated with

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

* Axel Strøbye (1928 – 2005 in Charlottenlund) stage and film actor * Anne Marie Helger (born 1946 in Charlottenlund) actress in theatre, films and TV * Bitte Kai Rand (born 1956) fashion designer for mature women; brought up in Charlottenlund * Claus Norreen (born 1970 in Charlottenlund) musician and record producer, in the band Aqua * Catharina Svensson (born 1982 in Charlottenlund) lawyer, a professional equestrienne, model and beauty queen; Miss Earth 2001 * Stephania Potalivo (born 1986 in Charlottenlund) actress and former child star IMDb Database
retrieved 20 April 2020

Sports

* Holger Rune (born 2003) a tennis player

References

External links

www.ordrupgaard.dk
{{Authority control Municipal seats in the Capital Region of Denmark Gentofte Municipality Copenhagen metropolitan area Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark