Hillerød Municipality

	Hillerød Municipality
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	Hovedstaden
Region :	North Sealand
Educated:	2007
former municipalities : ; (until the end of 2006)	Hillerød Kommune ; Skævinge Kommune ; Slangerup Kommune
Office (until the end of 2006) :	Frederiksborg Office
Harden : ; (until March 1970)	Strø Herred ; Lynge-Frederiksborg Herred
Residents :	51,183 (2020)
Area :	214.80 km² (2014)
Population density :	238 inhabitants per km²
Municipality number :	219
Administration headquarters:	Hillerød
Address:	Trollesmindealle 27 ; 3400 Hillerød
Mayor:	Kirsten Jensen ; ( Social Democrats )
Website:	www.hillerod.dk

Frederiksborg Castle

Hillerød Town Hall

Hillerød Kommune [ ˈhiləʀœːʔð ] is a Danish municipality in the Hovedstaden region in north-east Zealand . As part of a new structural reform , the former municipalities Hillerød Kommune , Skævinge Kommune and part of Slangerup Kommune (all in Frederiksborg Amt ) were merged from January 1, 2007.

The municipality is 214.80 km² and has 51,183 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020). Denmark 's largest inland lake, the Arresø , and the third largest, the Esromsee , are both partly in the municipality.

Parishes and localities in the municipality

The following parish communities ( Danish : Sogn ) and localities with over 200 inhabitants ( byer according to the definition of the Danish statistical office ) are located in the municipality , with a registered population of zero the place had more than 200 inhabitants in the past:

Parish	Residents	Locality	Residents
Alsønderup Sogn	2,570	Alsønderup Tulstrup	519 1,193
Frederiksborg Slotssogn	7,925
Gadevang Sogn	1,215	Gadevang	1,130
Grønnevang Sogn	4,569
Gørløse Sogn	1,597	Gørløse	1,231
Hillerød Sogn	5,684	Hillerød	33,391
Lille Lyngby Sogn	2,083	Meløse Store Lyngby	615 827
Nødebo Sogn	2,078	Nødebo	2,059
Nørre Herlev Sogn	2,426	Brødeskov Nørre Herlev Ny Hammersholt	<200 414 1,287
Præstevang Sogn	8,236
Skævinge Sogn	2,888	Skævinge	2,642
Strø Sogn	604
Tjæreby Sogn	619
Ullerød Sogn	7.202
Uvelse Sogn	1,402	Uvelse	989

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Hillerød extends over the parishes of Frederiksborg Slotssogn, Grønnevang, Hillerød, Præstevang and Ullerød.

Hillerød town

The main town in the municipality is Hillerød , which is the capital of the Danish region of Hovedstaden and a railway junction . It has around 28,941 inhabitants (as of 2006).

Hillerød was founded in the 15th century . Frederiksborg Castle ( Frederiksborg Slot ) in the city is the largest Renaissance castle in Northern Europe and is located on three islands in the middle of Lake Frederiksborg.

Hillerød is a regional center for the mechanical engineering industry .

Hillerød is also known for the Grundtvigs Højskole , named after Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig , a Danish adult education center for journalism, art, literature and politics. The Højskole has around 50 to 60 students (elever) per semester.

Daughters and sons

Hans Birch Dahlerup (1790–1872), Danish naval officer, later in Austro-Hungarian service, vice admiral and reorganizer of the kk navy, field marshal lieutenant in the kk army
Carl Emil Dahlerup (1813–1890), Governor of the Faroe Islands
Louis Hasselriis (1844–1912), sculptor
Kasper Nielsen (* 1975), Danish handball player
Carl Edvard Rotwitt (1812–1860), Danish politician and Prime Minister
Jesper Lundgaard (* 1954), Danish jazz bassist
Kurt Trampedach (1943–2013), Danish painter
Stine Jensen (* 1972), Danish-Dutch philosopher and essayist