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Fredensborg
Sign in to saveFredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 January 2025, the town had a population of 8,968.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Fredensborg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Fredensborg Palace DK.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The plaza in front of Fredensborg Palace
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- Denmark#Denmark Capital Region
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- Country
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- Region
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- Capital Region
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Fredensborg
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 4.8
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_urban
- 8968
- Settlement.population_density_urban_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Gender
- Settlement.population_blank1
- 4196 males and 4772 females
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +1
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- History
- Fredensborg Palace and surroundings
- Other landmarks
- Education
- Transport
- Namesakes
- Notable people
- Sport
- References
Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 January 2025, the town had a population of 8,968.
==History== thumb|200px|left|Fredensborg in 1826, drawing by H. G. F. Holm The earliest settlement in the area was the village of Asminderød. The town of Fredensborg emerged outside Fredensborg Palace, which was designed by Johan Cornelius Krieger and completed in 1722. The name, which means the Palace of Peace," commemorates the termination of the Great Northern War.