Hørsholm
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| State : |
 Denmark
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| Region : | Hovedstaden | ||||
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Municipalities (since 2007) : |
Hørsholm Fredensborg Rudersdal |
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| Coordinates : | 55 ° 53 ' N , 12 ° 30' E | ||||
| Founded: | 1739 | ||||
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Population : (2020) |
24,341 (Hørsholm) 10,171 (Fredensborg) 12,987 (Rudersdal) 47,499 in total |
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| Postal code : | 2970 Hørsholm | ||||
| Sister cities : |
 Oulainen |
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 Church in Hørsholm |
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Hørsholm ( German Hirschholm ) is a place on the Danish island of Zealand in the Hovedstaden region . Due to the steady growth since it was founded, Hørsholm has grown beyond the municipal boundaries of Hørsholm Municipality established in the municipal reform of 1970 and thus also extends into the neighboring municipality of Fredensborg to the north and the municipality of Rudersdal to the south .
A total of 47,499 inhabitants lived in the city on January 1, 2020, of which 24,341 in Hørsholm Municipality, 10,171 in Fredensborg Municipality and 12,987 in Rudersdal Municipality.
The area belongs to the catchment area of Copenhagen and, like other northern suburbs, is characterized by prosperity. The Helsingør motorway ( E 47 ) and the København – Helsingør railway line cross the town. Kokkedal train station is in the local area; however, central Hørsholm uses Rungsted Kyst station two kilometers to the east.
history
King Christian VI 1730 had the large baroque Hirschholm Palace built for himself and his wife Sophie Magdalene . In 1739 the city, which hardly existed in practice, received city rights. The palace, which was in the style of Versailles , fell into disrepair from 1771 and was demolished in 1810-12. Only stables, barns and other utility buildings have been preserved.
In the same place, on an island in the castle park, the Hørsholm Church was built in 1823 according to a design by Christian Frederik Hansen . The classical church is very similar to the Marienkirche in Husum, built by the same architect .
The town charter was revoked in 1867.
sons and daughters of the town
- Louise Auguste of Denmark (1771–1843), duchess
- Holger Werfel Scheuermann (1877–1960), orthopedist and radiologist
- Kai Ewans (1906–1988), jazz musician and band leader
- Peter Rasmussen (1906–1992), jazz trombonist and band leader
- Thomas Poulsen (* 1970), rower
- Margit Pörtner (1972-2017), curler
- Jacob Madsen Vejle (chess player) (* 1973), chess player, chess author and publisher
- Thomas Velin (* 1975), show jumper
- Kristine Roug (* 1975), sailor, Olympic champion and three-time world champion
- Maliina Abelsen (* 1976), Greenlandic politician (Inuit Ataqatigiit), entrepreneur and sociologist
- Tine Rasmussen (* 1979), badminton player
- Morten Green (born 1981), ice hockey player
- Lotte Friis (* 1988), swimmer
- Pernille Kaae Høier (* 1991), actress
- Christian Heldbo Wienberg (* 1991), actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
- ↑ Danmarks Købstæder: Hørsholm. Retrieved July 9, 2010 (Danish).
Web links
- City and municipality website (Danish)
- Horsholms Museum (Danish)