Fredensborg

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 2025, the town had a population of 8,968.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Fredensborg
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Fredensborg Palace DK.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The plaza in front of Fredensborg Palace
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Capital Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Capital Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Fredensborg
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 4.8
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 8968
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Gender
Settlement.population_blank1: 4196 males and 4772 females
Settlement.timezone1: CET
Settlement.utc_offset1: +1

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Elevation: 31
Image: Fredensborg Palace DK.jpg

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History
Fredensborg Palace and surroundings
Other landmarks
Education
Transport
Namesakes
Notable people
Sport
References

==History== thumb|200px|left|Fredensborg in 1826, drawing by H. G. F. Holm 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.