Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
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 the 1 ...
(''Sjælland'') in eastern
Denmark
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. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a population of 25,867 (1 January 2022). Its mayor is Karsten Längerich of the
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
Lillerød
Lillerød (sometimes named ''Allerød'') is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2022 was of 16,741.Lynge and Uggeløse, which have grown together
Allerød municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as part of nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007).
The warm period after the last ice age (
Wisconsin glaciation
The Wisconsin Glacial Episode, also called the Wisconsin glaciation, was the most recent glacial period of the North American ice sheet complex. This advance included the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, which nucleated in the northern North American Cord ...
) is named the
Allerød Oscillation
The Allerød oscillation ( da, Allerødtiden) was a warm and moist global interstadial that occurred c.13,900 to 12,900 BP, nearly at the end of the Last Glacial Period. It raised temperatures in the northern Atlantic region to almost present-da ...
after an archaeological site found at Allerød.
In 1797 six Bronze Age
lur
A lur, also lure or lurr, is a long natural blowing horn without finger holes that is played with a brass-type embouchure. Lurs can be straight or curved in various shapes. The purpose of the curves was to make long instruments easier to car ...
s was found in Lynge at Brudevælte.
Allerød is part of the Green Cities concept
The zip/postal code for
Lillerød
Lillerød (sometimes named ''Allerød'') is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2022 was of 16,741.Widex
Widex A/S is the world’s sixth largest hearing aid manufacturer. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of digital hearing aids. They introduced the world's firs ...
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Welltec
Welltec, based in Allerød, Denmark is an international provider of robotic well solutions for the oil and gas industry known for its flagship “Well Tractor”. The company was established in 1994 by Jørgen Hallundbæk, who conceived the id ...
Weibel Scientific
Weibel Scientific is a Danish engineering company that has specialised in the design and manufacture of doppler radar systems.
It has been in operation since 1936, originally being named ''M. P. Weibel'' and having worked as an electronics busin ...
radar
Radar is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, we ...
s. Hewlett-Packard's Danish headquarters moved to Allerød in .IBM has a large facility in Blovstrød, just outside Allerød,
Widex
Widex A/S is the world’s sixth largest hearing aid manufacturer. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of digital hearing aids. They introduced the world's firs ...
in Vassingerød.
Other companies headquartered in Allerød are the engineering consultancy NIRAS, drug store and cosmetics chain MATAS, the development company Sjælsø Gruppen and the furniture companies
Fritz Hansen
Fritz Hansen, also known as Republic of Fritz Hansen, is a Danish furniture design company. Designers who have worked for Fritz Hansen include Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971), Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980), Hans J. Wegner (1914–2007) and Piet Hein ...
and PP-Møbler.
Culture
Mungo Park is a small but very influential theatre, in the town centre.
Sports
The local badminton club,
Lillerød BK Lillerød BK (Lillerød Badmintonklub) is a badminton club based in Lillerød in the northern part of the Greater Copenhagen area. The club was founded on 7 November 1940. It has won the Danish Badminton League four times and Europe League three ...
, has won the
Danish Badminton League The Danish Badminton League, is the national team tournament for badminton clubs in Denmark
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Allerød's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Locations
See also
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Allerød station
Allerød station is a railway station serving the town of Lillerød in Allerød municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. Originally it was named ''Lillerød'', but the name ...
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Mungo Park (theatre)
Mungo Park is a Danish theatre in Allerød, 35 kilometers north of Copenhagen. Founded in 1985 under the name Dr Dante, it got its present name in 1992. It has been a sandbox for talent and has been important in the development of modern Danish ...