Jægersborg is a suburban neighbourhood in

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, some 12 km north of central

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History

The whole area was from at least 1401 a royal estate known as Ibstrup (the earliest sources refer to it as Jepstorp). The nearest village was Mellerup located midway between Ibstrup and Ordrup. Its land came under Ibstrup when it disappeared in the middle of the 17th century. The Ibstrup estate was since Queen Margaret's day used for royal hunts, although King Frederick II was the first to establish a royal residence at the site. In 1611,

Christian IV Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years and 330 days is the longest in Scandinavian history. A member of the H ...

replaced it with a new building, ''Ibstrup Slot'', in Dutch Renaissance style surrounded by moats. King Frederick III gave the property to his consort, Queen Sophie Amalie.

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, an enthusiast for hunting, renamed the house Jægersborg. A new tree-lined avenue, Jægersborg Allé, connected his property to

Kongens Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site ...

to the north and the Øresund coast to the east. He also made plans for the establishment of a deer park,

Jægersborg Dyrehave Dyrehaven (Danish language, Danish "The Deer Park"), officially Jægersborg Dyrehave, is a forest park north of Copenhagen in the municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Lyngby-Taarbæk. To the north it borders Jægersborgs Hegn, which ...

, closing down the village Stokkerup. Jægersborg fell into despair in the middle of the 18th century and new barracks for the

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were established in its grounds. The old main building was demolished in 1761. The land was sold off in lots and built over in the first half of the 20th century. Jægersborg Parish was disjoined from that of Gentofte in 1941,

Landmarks

The former Jægersborg Barracks were sold by the Royal Danish Army in 2010 and the buildings are now under conversion into a senior citizens home. The oldest complex is Jagtgården which was built to a design by

Lauritz de Thurah Laurids Lauridsen de Thurah, known as Lauritz de Thurah (4 March 1706 – 5 September 1759), was a Danish architect and architectural writer. He became the most important Danish architect of the late baroque period. As an architectural write ...

at a site just west of Jægersborg in the 1730s. The four-winged building originally contained stables for hunting dogs. Schæffergården (Jægersborg Allé 166) is a former country house built by Dietrich Schäffer in 1856. It is now owned by the Foundation for Norwegian-Danish Collaboration and used as a conference centre and events venue. and Overførstergården is located at Jægersborg Alle 139. Jægersborg Church is from 1941 and was designed by Paul Staffeldt Matthiesen in a Neo-Gothic style. Located next to

Jægersborg station Jægersborg is a suburban neighbourhood in Gentofte Municipality, some 12 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. History The whole area was from at least 1401 a royal estate known as Ibstrup (the earliest sources refer to it as Jepsto ...

, Jægersborg Water Tower was built in 1955 to designs by Edvard Thomsen. It was adapted for use as youth housing by

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in 2005.

Transport

Located on the Hillerød radial of the

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network,

is served by the E-line. The A-line does not stop at this station. It is also the southern terminus of the Nærumbanen local railway.

Notable people

* Louise Wright (1861–1935) a Danish philanthropist, feminist and peace activist; lived in Jægersborg from 1925 *

Walter Christmas Walter Christmas-Dirckinck-Holmfeld (10 February 1861–18 March 1924), commonly known as Walter Christmas or Captain Christmas, was a Danish author, naval officer, diplomat, and spy for MI6. Today, he is best known for his children's books. He ...

(1861 in Jægersborg – 1924) a Danish author, naval officer, diplomat, and spy *

Børge Monberg Børge Kjær Monberg (August 24, 1905 – June 19, 1990) was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Jægersborg, Gentofte and died in Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a popula ...

(1905 in Jægersborg – 1990) a Danish field hockey player, competed in the

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Princess Feodora of Denmark Princess Feodora of Denmark (Feodora Louise Caroline-Mathilde Viktoria Alexandra Frederikke Johanne) (3 July 1910 – 17 March 1975) was a Danish princess as a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of Frederick VIII of Denma ...

(1910 in Jægersborghus – 1975) a Danish princess, daughter of

Prince Harald of Denmark Prince Harald of Denmark (''Harald Christian Frederik''; 8 October 1876 – 30 March 1949) was a member of the Danish Royal Family. He was the third son and fourth child of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife, Lovisa of Sweden, and thus brothe ...

Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (Caroline-Mathilde Louise Dagmar Christine Maud Augusta Ingeborg Thyra Adelheid; 27 April 1912 – 12 December 1995) was a daughter of Prince Harald of Denmark and granddaughter of King Frederik VIII of Denmar ...

(1912 in Jægersborghus – 1995) a Danish princess, daughter of

, she became Hereditary Princess of Denmark * Flemming Ahlberg (born 1946 in Jægersborg) a Danish former footballer who participated in the

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