Kokkedal

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Kokkedal

Total population

9,000

Coordinates55.91°, 12.49°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kokkedal is the municipal seat of Fredensborg Municipality and a northern settlement in the urban area of Hørsholm, located on the coastline of northern Zealand, Denmark, between the two towns, Nivå and Hørsholm, 30 km north of Copenhagen. The settlement is connected with the Kystbanen towards Helsingør to the north and Copenhagen to the south, with extensions to some major cities in Zealand.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Karen Blixen

Danish writer (1885-1962)

Andreas Bjelland

Danish footballer

Michael Mørkøv

Danish racing cyclist (born 1985)

F

Frederik Fetterlein

Danish tennis player

H

Hans Andresen

Danish cyclist (1927-2013)

Jakob Dinesen

Danish saxophonist

Jesper Mørkøv

Danish bicycle racer, born 1988

Thomas Dinesen

recipient of the Victoria Cross

Hans-Georg Tersling

Danish architect (1857–1920)

Frederik Rostgaard

Danish judge and library scientist

D

Dorete Bloch

Faroese/Danish biologist (1943-2015)

L

Lotte Bundsgaard

Danish journalist and politician

J

Jim Tinndahn

Danish mobster

M

Mads Thomsen

Danish footballer

P

Preben Lundgren Kristensen

Danish cyclist (1923-1986)

J

Jens Bircherod

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Capital Region

• Ullerød
  0.7 mi away
• Nivå
  1.7 mi away · pop. 7,821
• Hørsholm
  1.9 mi away · pop. 47,489
• Sletten
  3.4 mi away
• Brådebæk
  3.4 mi away
• Karlebo
  3.4 mi away · pop. 227
• Ravnsnæs
  3.6 mi away · pop. 615
• Høsterkøb
  3.8 mi away · pop. 298
• Humlebæk
  3.9 mi away · pop. 9,643
• Vedbæk
  4.8 mi away
• Blovstrød
  5 mi away · pop. 2,195
• Trørød
  5 mi away · pop. 8,576

Browse all places in Capital Region →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-28

Brown-lipped Snail

Cepaea nemoralis

Seen 2026-09-27

European Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Seen 2026-09-27

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Caliroa cerasi

Seen 2026-09-27

Hedgerow Crane's-bill

Geranium pyrenaicum

Seen 2026-09-27

Woodland Dor Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Seen 2026-09-27

Pear Rust

Gymnosporangium sabinae

Seen 2026-09-27

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-27

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).