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Fredensborg
Capital Regiontown
Fredensborg
Total population
8,611
Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
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 2026, the town had a population of 8,941.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
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. Fredensborg Station opened on the new North Line in 1868.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves21,993
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves14,684
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves13,880
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves13,383
- Graylag GooseAnser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,244
- Red KiteMilvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,046
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,992
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves11,803
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2026-05-204 km SW of Bjæverskov, Denmark
- M 4.2 — 2012-08-0639 km WSW of Steninge, Sweden
- M 4.3 — 2008-12-167 km NW of Skurup, Sweden
- M 2.6 — 2005-03-1613 km NNW of Kalundborg, Denmark
- M 2.8 — 2005-03-0329 km E of Ebeltoft, Denmark
- M 3 — 2005-02-0329 km NNW of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Capital Region
- Sørup1.2 mi away · pop. 562
- Nødebo2.3 mi away · pop. 1,985
- Kvistgård3.7 mi away · pop. 1,058
- Tikøb3.7 mi away · pop. 706
- Karlebo3.9 mi away · pop. 227
- Nivå4.6 mi away · pop. 7,821
- Langesø4.7 mi away · pop. 204
- Gadevang4.8 mi away · pop. 1,100
- Humlebæk4.9 mi away · pop. 9,643
- Hillerød4.9 mi away · pop. 32,698
- Sletten5 mi away
- Ullerød5 mi away
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
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Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
DST — Statistics Denmark
- Kommunekode
- 210
- Population (Wikidata)
- 40,112
- Wikidata
- Q503045
Municipality code via Wikidata P1168
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • DST — Statistics Denmark — Municipality code via Wikidata P1168