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 20,369 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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The town is part of

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. 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

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, Germany. 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

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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

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. 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

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: in 1977, this became the

Hareskovbanen Hareskovbanen (English: ''the Hareskov line'') is one of six radial S-train (Copenhagen), 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 ...

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 association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

, which plays in the highest Danish league,

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. They play at

Farum Park Right to Dream Park, historically known as Farum Park, is a football stadium in Farum, Denmark. It is the home ground of FC Nordsjælland and Hillerød Fodbold. The stadium has a capacity of 10,300 of which 9,800 are seated. Farum Park is the f ...

, in Farum West. From 1985 to 2002, the Mayor of Farum was the controversial

Peter Brixtofte Peter Brixtofte (11 December 1949 – 2016) was a Danish politician who was member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) representing Venstre (Denmark), Venstre from 1973 to 1977, from 1979 to 1981, during 1983 and from 1990 to 8 February 2005. B ...

. 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 mov ...

(1800 in Farum – 1859) a Danish-American rancher and prospector * Christine Swane (1876 – 1960 in Farum) a painter with

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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 *1943: '' Ungdommens rus'' *1943: '' Vredens dag'' *1944: '' Teatertosset'' *1944: '' Elly Petersen'' *1945: ''De røde enge'' *1946: '' Diskret ophol ...

(1920 in Farum – 1990) a Danish stage and film actor * Willy Rathnov (1937 – 1999 in Farum) a Danish film actor *

Povl Dissing Povl Dissing (27 January 1938 – 18 July 2022) was a Danish singer, composer, guitarist, and harmonica player. He made his album debut with ''En aften i folkeklubben'' in 1965. His public breakthrough came in 1973 with the album ', a collabora ...

(born 1938) a Danish singer, composer, guitarist and harmonica player *

(1949–2016 in Farum) politician, Member of the

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, 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 w ...

(born 1973) record producer and songwriter, brought up in Farum *

Christine Lorentzen Christine Gyrsting Lorentzen, also known as Lore, is a Danish singer-songwriter, project manager and former television presenter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Cryoshell. Prior to joining the band, she competed in '' Scenen er ...

(born 1979) singer-songwriter and former TV presenter, lives in Farum IMDb Database
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Sport

Svend Jacobsen Svend Jacobsen (19 August 1906 – 11 February 1986) was a Danish fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olymp ...

(1906 – 1986 in Farum) a fencer, competed in the

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* Jesper Helledie (born 1954) a badminton player, former badminton World Champions *

Rasmus Nørby Rasmus Nørby (born 10 September 1982) is a former tennis player from Denmark. Tennis career Nørby made his debut for the Danish Davis Cup team in 2003 against Tunisia and played in ten Davis Cup ties. During his Davis Cup career, he won 6 of ...

(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

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Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu (born 22 March 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF 2. Lig club Erbaaspor. He has amassed a total 11 youth caps for Denmark under three different age groups. Early life Aynaoğlu began h ...

(born 1992 in Farum) a Turkish-Danish footballer *

Marcus Ingvartsen Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen (born 4 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC and the Denmark national team. Club career Nordsjælland Ingvartsen started his career in his ...

(born 1996 in Farum) a Danish footballer, began with

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Viking Age populated places Furesø Municipality

History

Farum in recent times

Notable people

Sport

See also

References