Hundested

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Hundested (Denmark)
Hundested
Hundested
Basic data
State : DenmarkDenmark Denmark
Region : Sjælland
Municipality
(since 2007) : 		Halsnæs
Coordinates : 55 ° 58 ′  N , 11 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 55 ° 58 ′  N , 11 ° 52 ′  E
Population :
(2020) 		8,616
Postal code : 3390
Website: www.halsnaes.dk
Lynæs Kirke in Hundested
Lynæs Kirke in Hundested
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Hundested [ ˈhunəsdɛð ] is a Danish town in the Hovedstaden region on Sjælland .

It was once located in the official municipality of Frederiksborg . Today, Hundested Municipality and Frederiksværk make up Halsnæs Municipality , which was called Frederiksværk-Hundested Municipality until the end of 2007. The city consists of Hundested with a larger port and Lynæs with a smaller port. It is located at the entrance to the Roskildefjord on the Baltic Sea .

On January 1, 2020 the population was 8,616 people.

The economic structure is characterized by agricultural industry, fishing and trade. There is also a smaller commercial port.

One of the tourist attractions is the house of the polar explorer Knud Rasmussen and the village of Kikhavn with its historic center.

  • Hundested

  • Knud Rasmussen's house

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)