Hornsherred
Hornsherred is the northern part of a Danish peninsula (Danish halvö ). It is located between the Isefjord and the Roskildefjord in the north of the island of Zealand . Its northern part belongs to the municipality of Frederikssund , the southern part to the municipality of Lejre . The name is derived from the Harde Horns Herred , an old administrative unit that comprised the north of the peninsula. Between the two municipal reforms in 1970 and 2006, the three municipalities Jægerspris , Skibby and Bramsnæs were part of the peninsula.
population
The largest towns are Jægerspris (4057 inhabitants) Skibby (3126), Kirke Hyllinge (2261) and Ejby (1973).
nature
The Kongeegen ( German for the royal oak ) is a pedunculate oak that, with an age of 1400 to 2000 years, is not only the oldest tree in Denmark , but is also probably one of the oldest oaks in Europe. The megalithic complexes are also located here : Drysagerdys , Langdysse in Jægerspris Skove , passage grave 3 by Hjortegårdene , the round dyssers from Hjortegårdene , Landerslev Mark , the converted Julianehøj , Møllehøj and the passage grave from Vellerup .
traffic
The peninsula is connected to the Hovedstadsområdet via the Holbækmotorvejen motorway and the Kronprins Frederiks Bro road bridge over the Roskildefjord . In the southwest, the Munkholmbroen shortens the route to Holbæk . At the northern tip there is a ferry connection from Kulhuse to Sølager near Hundested .
Coordinates: 55 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ N , 11 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ E