Jægersborg Allé is a major street in the

Charlottenlund Charlottenlund is a suburban area on the coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the administrative seat of Gentofte Municipality. Bordered to the east by the Øresund, to the South by Hellerup and to the north by Klampenborg, it is one of the w ...

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Jægersborg 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 Jepstor ...

neighborhoods of

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in the northern suburbs of

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. It runs from Strandvejen in the southeast to a junction just east of Kægersborg station in the northwest. The first leg of the road passes through Charlottenlund Forest, and it later follows the north boundary of Bernstorff Park. It passes a number of historic buildings, including

Charlottenlund Palace Charlottenlund Palace ( da, Charlottenlund Slot) is a former royal summer residence in Charlottenlund, some north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The palace was named after Princess Charlotte Amalie, who was responsible for the construction of th ...

Bernstorff Palace Bernstorff Palace ( da, Bernstorff Slot) in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, was built in the middle of the 18th century for Foreign Minister Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff. It remained in the possession of the Bernstorff family until 181 ...

and

Schæffergården Schæffergården, formerly Jægersborghus, is a Rococo-style mansion located on Jægersborg Allé in Jægersborg, Gentofte Municipality, some 15 kilometres north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The listed main building was built by court carpente ...

History

Jægersborg Allé was built on the orders of King

Christian V Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...

by farmers from the parish of Gentofte. It is first mentioned in 1695, and it is believed that it was completed in the summer of 1706. The road provided a direct connection between

and Gyldenlund and would also be used for royal hunts. He also constructed a

pheasantry A pheasantry is a place or facility used for captive breeding and rearing pheasants, peafowls and other related birds, which may or may not be confined with enclosures such as aviaries. The pheasants may be sold or displayed to public or used as ...

en route between the two properties. It was used for breeding pheasants for the royal hunts. Christian V died in 1699, and therefore, never saw his road finished. Gyldenlund was taken over by queen Charlotte Amalie and replaced by

in 1730–733. J.H.E. Bernstorff received the Pheasantry from the king and constructed Bernstorff House at the site. Hægersborg was replaced by the Hermitage in Jægersborg Deer Garden and demolished in circa 1760. Bernstorffvej was constructed in 1770, linking the Royal Frederiksborg Toad with Bernstorff House and Jægersborg Allé. In 1829, Jægersborg Allé was finally opened to the public. Carriages had to pay a fee which was collected at a boom barrier in Charlottenlund. The area became more accessible with the opening of the Læampenborg and Ltngby Railways in 1863. The land along the road was gradually built over.

Notable buildings and residents

(No 1A) is currently home to DTU Aqua. The small building at No. 2A is a former garage for a horse-drawn fire carriage. Its location next to the still existing restaurant Ved Stalden ("At the Stables") meant that horses were always present at the site in the event of fire. The building is from 1882 and was designed by

Ferdinand Meldahl Ferdinand Meldahl (16 March 1827 – 3 February 1908) was a Danish architect best known for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Castle after the fire in 1859. Meldahl was one of the leading proponents of historicism in Denmark. Biography He was ...

Lille Bernstorff (No. 17), formerly known as Trianglen, is a house from 1811. The buildings at No. 92–94 and 90, an L-shaped main building and a stable, both from c. 1800, are also listed. Jægergården (No. 150), a complex of low, tallow buildings, was built in the 1750s to 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 writer ...

. It was for a while used and as stables for the king's hunting dogs and from the 1790s as army barracks.

(No. 166) is a Rococo-style mansion from 1756. It has later been expanded and is now operated as a hotel and conference centre. The house "Ibstrup" at No. 170 A has nothing to do with the much older and long gone predecessor of Jægersborg Castle. The L-shaped main building is from 1867 and listed. Alléhusene (No. 185-229), a development of terraced housing, was built in 148–53 to design by

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...

. Chr. Olesen & Co., a manufacturer and distributor of ingredients for the animal feed, food and pharma industries, is based at No. 164.

Monuments and memorials

A Femvejen, a roundabout where Jægersborg Allé, Bernstorffsvej, Ordrupvej and two others roads meet, is a memorial to King

Christian IX Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein ...

and Queen

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. The memorial was designed by the architect Andreas Vlemmesen and executed by the sculptor

Anders Bundgaard Anders Bundgaard (7 August 1864 – 19 September 1937) was a Danish sculptor.An ...

. It was unveiled on 6 September 1913. Outside Jægersborg Allé 184 is a stone commemorating

Jørgen Haagen Schmith Jørgen Haagen Schmith, also spelled Jørgen Haagen Schmidt (18 December 1910 – 15 October 1944), known during the war by the codename ), was a renowned fighter in the Danish resistance movement during the German Occupation of Denmark (1940� ...

, better known under the codename Citronen (Danish for the Lemon), a prominent member of the Danish resistance movement during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, who was killed at the site early in the morning on 15 October 1944.

Transport

Charlottenlund station Charlottenlund station is a commuter station serving the suburb of Charlottenlund north of Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as the nearby Charlottenlund Beach Park and the Charlottenlund Racetrack. Charlottenlund station is located on the Klampen ...

, a station of the Klampenborg radial of the

S-train The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...

network, is located circa one kilometre from the coast.

Jægersborg station Jægersborg station is a station on the Hillerød radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark, served by the E and A-train. It is also the southern terminus of the Nærumbanen local railway. There are two distinct sets of platforms for ...

, a station on the Hillerød radial, is located just west of its western end.

References

External links

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