Jægerspris is a town, with a population of 4,156 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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in eastern

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. It is situated in

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, 6 km northwest of

Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Denmark, Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden with a population of 17,583 (1 January 2025).

, on the northern part of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...

(''Sjælland''). The town was established ca. 1870 around

Jægerspris Castle Jægerspris Castle (), in Jægerspris on the Hornsherred peninsula west of Copenhagen, is a Danish manor house. It has belonged to the Danish monarchs for most of its history which dates back to the 13th century. In the 1850s it became a retrea ...

, which is surrounded by kilometres of hiking and biking trails in the Jægerspris forest. It was the municipal seat of the former Jægerspris Municipality ( Danish, '' Kommune''), until 1 January 2007.

Attractions

The "''Høegh-Guldbergs nationalhistoriske anlæg''" ("Høegh-Guldbergs National Historical Garden") on the grounds of the castle commemorate the lives of exceptional Danish citizens with monuments designed in the 1770s by

Johannes Wiedewelt Johannes Wiedewelt (1 July 1731 – 17 December 1802), Danish neoclassical sculptor. He became a court sculptor, introducing neoclassical ideals to Denmark in the form of palace decorations, garden sculptures and artifacts and, especially, m ...

, one of Denmark's most important sculptors. The area also has ancient, archeological burial sites. Another attraction is a windmill which was first constructed ca. 1615, in the times of King Christian IV. The current windmill is from 1854. The area boasts churches with typical Danish frescos. The local museum (''Egnsmuseum'') in Færgegården includes Crown Prince Frederik VIII's bridge, which was erected in 1868. There are also a couple of beaches within walking distance of the town.

Jægerspris Municipality

The former Jægerspris Municipality covered an area of 96 km², and had a total population of 9,480 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Find, a member of the

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(Socialdemokraterne)

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. A significant portion of the north end of Jægerspris is covered by forest. There are also stretches of sand and dunes along the municipality's western side. In addition to roadways leading southward into Skibby, there is a road across Roskilde Fjord to the town of Frederikssund. A ferry to Hundested from Kulhuse to Sølager was disbanded in recent years. As of 2006, the ferry has been reinserted and sails in the summer months. On 1 January 2007 Jægerspris Municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with existing

Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Denmark, Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden with a population of 17,583 (1 January 2025).

Slangerup Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund Municipality, about 30 km north-west of central Copenhagen, in the Capital Region of Denmark. The town of Slangerup The town was established by the Viking Slangir at the time of Harald Bluetooth. King Er ...

, and

Skibby Skibby is a town with a population of 3,135 (1 January 2025),Frederikssund Municipality Frederikssund Kommune () is a municipality () on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Sl ...

Notable people

* Johannes Schmidt (1877–1933) a Danish biologist credited with discovering in 1920 that

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s migrate to the

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to spawn *

Jørgen Læssøe Jørgen Læssøe (2 June 19242 February 1993) was a Danish Assyriologist and professor at the University of Copenhagen. He directed the Danish excavations at Tell Shemshara, uncovering an Old Assyrian palace complex and a substantial cache of c ...

(1924–1993),

Assyriologist Assyriology (from Ancient Greek, Greek , ''Assyriā''; and , ''-logy, -logia''), also known as Cuneiform studies or Ancient Near East studies, is the archaeological, anthropological, historical, and linguistic study of the cultures that used cune ...

and professor at the

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* Jacob Berthelsen (born 1986) a retired Danish professional football player with over 170 club caps

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Frederikssund municipality's official website (Danish only)Jægerspris Castle & Park
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Frederikssund Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub