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Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022). , population_urban = 3120 , population_density_urban_km2 = auto , timezone1 =

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, utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = DK-4050 Skibby Skibby is a town , with a population of 3,120 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Frederikssund Municipality Frederikssund Kommune () is a municipality ( da, Commune (subnational entity), kommune) on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the mu ...

on the northern part of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

(''Sjælland'') in eastern

. It was the municipal seat of the former Skibby Municipality (

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, '' Skibby Kommune''), until 1 January 2007.

Skibby Municipality

The former Skibby municipality covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 6,783 (2005). On January 1. 2007 Skibby Municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Frederikssund Frederikssund () is a Danish town, seat of the Frederikssund Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden with a population of 16,850 (1 January 2022).Jægerspris Jægerspris is a town, with a population of 4,020 (1 January 2022),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 Eri ...

municipalities to form the new

. This created a municipality with an area of 260 km² and a total population of ca. 44,140.

Notable people

Hermann Baagøe Storck Hermann Baagøe Storck (18 February 1839 – 4 December 1922) was a Danish architect and heraldist. As an architect, he is mainly known for the restoration of historic buildings. Among his own designs, his building for the Hirschsprung Collec ...

(1839 in Skibby – 1922 in Copenhagen) a Danish architect and heraldist, known for the restoration of historic buildings. Designed the purpose-built Neoclassical museum building for The Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen. *

Sophie Holten Sophie Holten (1858–1930) was a Danish painter who created portraits, flower paintings and genre works. She is remembered in particular for her portraits of August Strindberg and L. A. Ring. She was also active in social work and feminism. Bi ...

(1858 in Skuldelev near Skibby – 1930) a Danish painter who created portraits, flower paintings and genre works, remembered for her portraits of

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...

and

L. A. Ring Laurits Andersen Ring (; 15 August 1854 – 10 September 1933) was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism and social realism in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture ...

External links

Municipality's official website

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Frederikssund Municipality