Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality,

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, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 January 2022, the town had a population of 8,965.

History

The earliest settlement in the area was the village of Asminderød. The town of Fredensborg emerged outside Fredensborg Palace, which was completed in 1722. The name, which means the Palace of Peace," commemorates the termination of the Great Northern War. Fredensborg Station opened on the new

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in 1868.

Fredensborg Palace and surroundings

Fredensborg Palace is mainly used by the Danish Royal Family in spring and autumn. Many of the houses that line the street which leads up to the main entrance to the palace are listed. This is also the location of Store Kro, a historic inn which reopened in 2014.

Other landmarks

Asminderød Church dates from the 12th century. The current tower dates from the 16th century. The

Fredensborg Houses The Fredensborg Houses ( da, Fredensborghusene) form a housing complex in natural surroundings on the outskirts of the small town of Fredensborg in the north of Zealand, Denmark. The houses were designed by Jørn Utzon for Danes who have worked for ...

were designed by Jørn Utzon, the architect of

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Education

Fredensborg is home to two public primary schools: Fredensborg Skole (with departments on Humlebækvej (Vilhelmsro) and Benediktevej) and Endrupskolen on Endrupvej. Fredensborg Municipality also operates primarys schools in

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(part of Fredensborg Skole), Humlebæk (Humlebæk Skole and Langebjergskolen),

Kokkedal Kokkedal () is the municipal seat of Fredensborg Municipality and a northern settlement in the urban area of Hørsholm, located on the coastline of northern Zealand, Denmark, between the two towns, Nivå and Hørsholm, 30 km north of Copenhage ...

(Kokkedal Skole andUllerødskolen) and Nivå (Nivå Skole). The nearest upper secondary schools are

Frederiksborg Gymnasium Frederiksborg may refer to: * Frederiksborg Castle, in Hillerød, Denmark * Frederiksborg, former name of Hillerød, a municipality to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark * Frederiksborg County, former county on the island of Zealand in Denmark * Fort ...

in Hillerød and

Espergærde Gymnasium Espergærde is a town situated in North Zealand near Øresund in Denmark and is statistically considered part of the larger urban area Espergærde-Snekkersten- Elsinore, some 5 to 8 km south of the centre of Elsinore and in reality separated f ...

in Espergærde.

Transport

Fredensborg railway station Fredensborg station is a railway station serving the town of Fredensborg in North Zealand, Denmark. The station is located on the Little North Line from Helsingør to Hillerød. The train services are currently operated by the railway company Lok ...

is located on the Little North railway line between Hillerød and Helsingør. The railway company Lokaltog operates the local train service with frequencies of twice an hour in the daytime on weekdays and once an hour in the evening and on weekends. National route 6, locally known as Hillerødvej (southwest), Lindebakken (central) and Helsingørvej (northeast),connects Fredensborg to Helsingør in the northeast and Hillerød and eventually Roskilde to the southwest. Fredensborg Kongevej links Fredensborg with Hørsholm to the southeast.

Namesakes

* Fredensborg Palace *

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* Fredensborg (slave ship)

Notable people

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Carl Wilhelm Jessen Carl Wilhelm Jessen (10 July 1764 – 30 March 1823) was a Danish naval officer and Governor of St Thomas in the Danish West Indies. Career Carl Wilhelm Jessen was a Danish-Norwegian naval officer and the son of Councillor of State Nicolai Jac ...

(1764–1823), Governor of St Thomas in the Danish West Indies * Edvard Helsted (1816–1900), composer, died here *

Frederik Hegel Frederik Vilhelm Hegel (11 May 1817 – 27 December 1887) was a Danish bookseller and publisher. He was born in Fredensborg. He started working for the bookstore Gyldendalske Boghandel at the age of fifteen, and took over the company in 1850. ...

(1817–1887), bookseller and publisher *

Caroline Hammer Caroline Hammer (1832–1915) was one of the earliest professional women photographers in Denmark. She established a business as a portrait photographer on the Frisian island of Föhr where she had her own studio. Hammer was the first woman to ...

(1832–1915), early professional women photographer, died here * Carl Ottosen (1918–1972), actor, screenwriter and film director *

Willy Breinholst Willy Breinholst (27 June 1918 – 19 September 2009) was a Danish author, screenwriter, and humorist born in Fredensborg, Denmark. Filmography * '' Summer and Sinners'' (1960) * '' Elsk... din næste!'' (1967) * ''Mig og min lillebror og stors ...

(1918–2009), author, screenwriter, and humorist * Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934–2018), died in the Fredensborg Palace *

Niels-Erik Andreasen Niels-Erik Andreasen (born 1941) was the president of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, from 1994 to 2016. Work Born in Fredensborg, Denmark, Andreasen lived in Denmark for his first 19 years. He then studied at Newbold College, ...

(born 1941), Seventh-day Adventist in Michigan *

Nick Hækkerup Nick Hækkerup (born 3 April 1968 in Fredensborg) is a Danish writer and politician of Social Democrats who has been serving as the Minister of Justice in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as Minister of Defence, and ...

(born 1968), politician and the Minister of Justice

Sport

* Lis Hartel (1921–2009) equestrian, Olympic silver medalist, died here * Morten Nielsen (born 1980), rower * Majbrit Nielsen (born 1982), rower * Andreas Bjelland (born 1988) footballer

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Fredensborg Municipality