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Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark ( da, Region Hovedstaden, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021 the chairperso ...

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Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022). , population_urban = 3120 , population_density_urban_km2 = auto , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = DK-4050 Skibby Skibby is a town , with a population of 3,120 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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situated in Frederikssund Municipality,

on the northern part of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is th ...

(''Sjælland'') in eastern

. It was the municipal seat of the former Skibby Municipality ( Danish, '' Skibby Kommune''), until 1 January 2007.

Skibby Municipality

The former Skibby municipality covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 6,783 (2005). On January 1. 2007 Skibby Municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022).Jægerspris Jægerspris is a town, with a population of 4,020 (1 January 2022),Slangerup municipalities to form the new Frederikssund Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 260 km² and a total population of ca. 44,140.

Notable people

* Hermann Baagøe Storck (1839 in Skibby – 1922 in Copenhagen) a Danish architect and heraldist, known for the restoration of historic buildings. Designed the purpose-built Neoclassical museum building for

The Hirschsprung Collection The Hirschsprung Collection ( Danish: Den Hirschsprungske Samling) is an art museum located on Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in a parkland setting in Østre Anlæg, near the Danish National Gallery, and houses a large coll ...

in Copenhagen. * Sophie Holten (1858 in Skuldelev near Skibby – 1930) a Danish painter who created portraits, flower paintings and genre works, remembered for her portraits of

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty ...

and L. A. Ring

External links

Municipality's official website

References

* Municipal statistics
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Frederikssund Municipality