Hillerød
Sign in to saveHillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025) located in the centre of North Zealand approximately 30 km to the northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hillerød is the administrative centre of Hillerød Municipality and also the administrative seat of Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark), one of the five regions in Denmark. It is most known for its large Renaissance castle, Frederiksborg Castle, now home to the Museum of National History. The town is surrounded by the former royal forests of Gribskov to the north and Store Dyrehave to the south.
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Hillerød is a Danish town of about 36,600 people located roughly 30 kilometers northwest of Copenhagen that serves as the administrative center for both its local municipality and the entire Capital Region of Denmark. The town is most famous for Frederiksborg Castle, a Renaissance palace that now houses the Museum of National History and sits amid historic royal forests.
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Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025) located in the centre of North Zealand approximately 30 km to the northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Hillerød is the administrative centre of Hillerød Municipality and also the administrative seat of Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark), one of the five regions in Denmark. It is most known for its large Renaissance castle, Frederiksborg Castle, now home to the Museum of National History. The town is surrounded by the former royal forests of Gribskov to the north and Store Dyrehave to the south.
==History== thumb|left|200px|Hillerødsholm, c. 1584 thumb|left|Map of the town from 1677. thumb|left|200px|Frederiksborg Castle, 1814 Hillerød was founded during the early medieval times. The name is first mentioned in 1552 as Hylderødz, deriving from the male name Hildi and the suffix -rød, meaning "Hildi's clearing".