Veksø is a small town located between
Ballerup
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and
Ølstykke-
Stenløse in
Egedal, some 20 km northwest of
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. The town is situated on a hill, surrounded by meadows and bogland.
Veksø station is served by the
Frederikssund radial of the
S-train
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network.
History
The area south of Veksø is the site of a large, shallow-watered lake which was called Vigsø until the 18th century. The name (Veksø) also referred to a castle which may have belonged to
Skjalm Hvide of the influential Hvide dynasty. The estate was later owned by
Christian I who gave it to
Roskilde Cathedral
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The cathedral is one of the most important churches in D ...
in 1450. After the Reformation, Veksø was confiscated by the crown. The castle had probably been destroyed in the Counts' Feud or may simply have fallen into despair after losing its importance after Copenhagen had been established as Denmark's new capital.
The name Veksø is first recorded in 1370 as ''Viksyø''. In 1568 the village consisted of nine farms. In 1784, it consisted of 15 farms, eight of which moved out of the village. The first school opened in 1730. It was replaced by a new school in 1800.
Archeological finds
A pair of bronze
horned helmets, the "
Veksø helmets", from the younger
Nordic Bronze Age
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The Nordic Bronze Age culture emerged about 1750 BC as a continuation of the Late Neolithic Dagger period, which is root ...
(dating to ca. 900-1100 BC) were found in the Brøns Mose swamp just west of Veksø during
peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...
digging in 1942.
In around 1942, a small bronze statue of a "goddess" (dating to c. 500 BC) was found in a swamp just east of Veksø. The statuette has become known as Venus from Veksø and dates to c. 500 BC, also in the Nordic Bronze Age. In 1978, a similar bronze statuette was found in the stream of ''Værebro Å''. It has become known as The Værebro Woman and also dates to c. 500 BC.
In 2024, additional discoveries were made, referred to as the “Egedal Find,” found in the Værebro Ådal conservation area, a protected region of bogs and freshwater systems. Among the uncovered items were a bronze sword with iron rivets, two small axes, three ankle rings, a fragment of a large pin, and a mysterious, unidentified object. Days after the initial excavation, its founder also located a finely crafted bronze neck ring about 70 meters from the original site.
See also
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Veksø station
References
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Egedal Municipality
Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark