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, midway between

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, some 40 km west of

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. The original fishing village is surrounded by large areas of Single-family detached homes. As of 1 January 2022, it had a population of 10,134.

History

Jyllinge is first mentioned in 1171 as ''Iuleghe'', possibly derived from ''Iula'', meaning "the yellow', an old name for Lilleø, and from Old Danish ''eki'', meaning "oak forest". The village consisted of a mixture of fishermen and farmers. The fishing took place from small boats on the fiord and was mainly for eel. In 1861, the village had 28 fishermen and 21 boats. The first primitive harbor was constructed in 1870. It saw a modest expansion in 1906 and a boatyard opened in 1909. In 1926, a group of fishermen founded Jyllinge Fish Exports. A new harbor was constructed between 1956 and 1969. The town has experienced considerable growth after

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, prospering from its location near Roskilde and Copenhagen.

Harbour

Only a single commercial fishing vessel continues to operate out of Jyllinge Harbour. A marina with room for 400 leisure crafts has been constructed to the south of the harbor. A smaller. privately owned marina is located on its north side.

Churches

Jyllinge has two churches. The medieval Jyllinge Church built around 1100, making it one of the oldest in Denmark. The original Tomanesque church was expanded with the short tower and the

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during the Late Gothic period. The modern Church of the Holy Cross was completed in 2008 to a design by Jan Søndergaards of KHR Arkitekter. It is built in GRP composite.{{cite web, url=http://www.jyllingesogn.dk/hellig-kors-kirke, title=Church of GRP composite, publisher=Fiberline, accessdate=2014-06-22, archive-url=https://archive.today/20140622033225/http://www.jyllingesogn.dk/hellig-kors-kirke, archive-date=2014-06-22, url-status=dead

Other facilities

Jyllinge has two primary schools, Jyllinge School and Baunehøj School. Jyllingecentret is a small shopping centre.

Notable people

H. A. Brendekilde Hans Andersen Brendekilde (7 April 1857 – 30 March 1942) was a Danish painter. Biography Brendekilde grew up in Braendekilde, a small village close to Odense on the island of Funen. He was a distant relation of Hans Christian Andersen, the fam ...

(1857 – 1942 in Jyllinge) was a Danish painter, initially social realist style, later more religious and eventually portraying idyllic village life * Sandeep Sander (born 1957) the CEO of SanderMap GmbH Switzerland, brought up in Jyllinge *

Christine Antorini Christine Edda Antorini (born 23 May 1965, in Jyllinge) is a Danish politician for the Social Democrats, formerly for the Socialist People's Party. From 2011 to 2015 she was the Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Sh ...

(born 1965 in Jyllinge) a Danish politician, former Minister of Education * Mette Gjerskov (born 1966 in Jyllinge) a Danish politician, former Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries * Frank Hansen (born 1983 in Jyllinge) a retired Danish football defender, ca.400 club caps * Mikkel Damsgaard (born 2000 in Jyllinge) a Danish football player, 77 caps with

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the town's two football club ...

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