Hørsholm

Sister cities

• Lillehammer

History

Hørsholm was founded in connection with the construction of Hirschholm Palace. Niels Eigtved created a plan for a residence town in 1737 and to stimulate its growth, it was given status as market town in 1739. However, it never came to serve as a market town and was still only a small settlement when the palace was demolished between 1810 and 1816. Over the following decades it grew as a garrison town and a local centre for trade. A textile factory, later known as the Royal Military Textile Factory, had already been established in Usserød in the 1790s (closed 1981). It was later joined by other industrial enterprises, such as Hørsholm Textile Factory (1885–1975), Hørsholm Tobakspakkeri og Hørsholm Iron Foundry (1900–1965). In the 20th century, Hørsholm gradually grew together with the neighbouring communities Usserød, Rungsted and Smidstrup. Most recently, Hørsholm has grown together with Kokkedal in Fredensborg-Humlebæk Municipality and Trørød, Vedbæk and Gammel Holte in Rudersdal Municipality.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  30,326
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  28,083
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  27,996
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  27,862
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26,490
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,625
• Eurasian Wren

  Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,196
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,966

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2026-05-20
  7 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark
• M 4.2 — 2012-08-06
  39 km WSW of Steninge, Sweden
• M 4.3 — 2008-12-16
  7 km NW of Skurup, Sweden
• M 2.6 — 2005-03-16
  13 km NNW of Kalundborg, Denmark
• M 2.8 — 2005-03-03
  29 km E of Ebeltoft, Denmark
• M 3 — 2005-02-03
  29 km NNW of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark