Kokkedal () is the municipal seat of

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and a northern settlement in the

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of Hørsholm, located on the coastline of northern Zealand,

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, between the two towns,

Nivå Nivå is a town with a population of 7,997 (1 January 2022)Hørsholm, 30 km north of

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. The settlement is connected with the Oresundtrain towards

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northern ...

to the north and

to the south, with extensions to

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and other major cities in southern Sweden.

History

Kokkedal was previously the seat of

Karlebo Kommune Karlebo Kommune was until 1 January 2007 a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Frederiksborg County on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 40 km², and had a total popu ...

until the reform of the Danish Municipalities and Regions in 2007, as a result of the Municipal Reform in 2007 ( Kommunalreformen (2007)).

Demographics

Kokkedal has, like

Nivå Nivå is a town with a population of 7,997 (1 January 2022)Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

or Arab roots.56% of the population are either immigrants or Danish citizens with immigrant parents and 44% are native Dane

Notable people

Cecilia Iftikhar Miss Denmark () is a national Beauty pageant in Denmark. The pageant was founded in 1926, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe and other titleholders to Miss World, Miss International and Miss Supranational. Organization The Miss Da ...

(born 1987 in Kokkedal) competitor in

Miss Earth 2011 Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, Philippines. Nicole Faria of ...

Sport

* Michael Mørkøv (born 1985 in Kokkedal) a Danish professional racing cyclist *

Jesper Morkov Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fil ...

(born 1988 in Kokkedal) a Danish male track and road cyclist *

Mads Valentin Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Club career FC Nordsjælland Valentin was promoted to the first ...

(born 1996 in Kokkedal) a footballer who plays for Swiss club

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Oliver Kjærgaard Oliver Kjærgaard (born 2 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club HamKam. Club career Lyngby BK Kjærgaard got his debut at the age of 17, on 8 December 2015 against AB in the Danish Cup, th ...

(born 1998 in Kokkedal) a Danish footballer Municipal seats in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipal seats of Denmark Neighbourhoods in Denmark Fredensborg Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub