Hørsholm

Also known as Horsholm

Hørsholm () is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers most of Hørsholm Municipality and straddles the borders neighbouring Fredensborg Municipality and Rudersdal Municipality.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hørsholm
Settlement.native_name: Hørsholm
Settlement.nickname: The home of Legends
Settlement.image_skyline: Hørsholm - Gammel Hovedgade.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Street view of Hørsholm
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Hørsholm.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Capital (Hovedstaden)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hørsholm
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_title2: City charter
Settlement.established_title3: Current municipality

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections

Contents

History
Palace and market town
Industrialization
20th-century growth
Nature, parks and open spaces
Culture and attractions
Economy
Transport
Notable people
Nobility
The Arts
Science, Business & Public Service
Sport
See also
References

Hørsholm proper is developed around Hirschholm Palace, which was constructed in the 1730s, but the town has later absorbed several of the nearby communities that are of much older origins.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hørsholm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.