Mikkelborg is a seaside locality in Hørsholm Municipality, located between Rungsted to the south and

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to the north, some 20 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Mikkelborg Strandpark (Mikkelborg Beach Park) is a public park and beach. Mikkelgård, a listed house from 1916 located inside the park, is now operated as a restaurant.

History

The area was built over with large houses in the beginning of the 20th century. Villa Mikkeborg was built in 1900 by a son of Frederik Horsens Block from Kokkedal House. Another house was built by

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-heir Vagn Jacobsen in 1926. Later the Danish statate began to acquire some of the large houses in the Mikkelborg area with the intention of a beach park similar to the one at

Bellevue Beach Bellevue Beach (Danish: ''Bellevue Strand''), often simply referred to as Bellevue, is a beach at Klampenborg on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. With up to 500,000 visitors a year, it is one of the most popular beaches in the Copen ...

further to the south. The 8-hectares park was protected in 1999. Other houses were purchased by Hørsholm Municipality. They were demolished in the early 1980s to make way for the housing estate Mikkelborg Park. The 8-hectares beach park was protected in 1999.

Mikkelgård

Mikkelgård is the former summer retreat of the composer

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who named his house after the locality. It was built in 1915–16 to design by

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who was influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement. It is a four-winged house built with exposed timber framing facing the central courtyard. The house is surrounded by moats and is connected to the "main land" by a bridge. It was converted into a restaurant in 1990. The former stables wasrenovated in 1997 and has room for 120 dining guests.

References

External links

Images of Mikkelgaard
at arkitekturbilleder.dk {{DEFAULTSORT:Mikkelborg, Horsholm Hørsholm Municipality Houses in Hørsholm Municipality Listed buildings and structures in Hørsholm Municipality