Lillerød

Lillerød (sometimes named Allerød) is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2023 was of 16,836.[1]

Lillerød
The central road Madsensvej
The central road Madsensvej
Lillerød is located in Denmark
Lillerød
Lillerød
Location in Denmark
Lillerød is located in Capital Region
Lillerød
Lillerød
Lillerød (Capital Region)
Coordinates: 55°52′05″N 12°20′30″E
CountryDenmark
RegionCapital (Hovedstaden)
MunicipalityAllerød
Area
 • Urban
7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Urban
16,836
 • Urban density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
8,167 males and 8,669 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2

Geography

Lillerød is located in the northern side of the Zealand island, 27 km north-northwest (NNW) from Copenhagen and 26 km southwest (SW) from Helsingør.

Transport

Lillerød is served by Allerød railway station, located on the North Line of Copenhagen's S-train network.[3]

Notable people
  • Aage Haugland (1944 – 2000 in Lillerød) a Danish operatic bass
  • Jussi Adler-Olsen (born 1950) a writer of crime fiction, a publisher, editor and entrepreneur; lives in Allerød
  • Henrik Fisker (born 1963 in Allerød) a Danish-American automotive designer and entrepreneur, lives in Los Angeles
  • Peter Reichhardt (born 1967) a Danish actor and theatre director, director of the Mungo Park from 1998 to 2005[4]
  • Kate Hall (born 1983) a Danish-British singer, brought up in Lillerød, living in Germany[5]
  • Kaka, stage name of Rajabu Willer (born 1991 in Allerød) a reggae, dancehall and hip hop artist of Tanzanian descent

Sport
  • Martin Andersen (born 1986) a Danish footballer, 200 club caps
  • Andreas Christensen (born 1996) a Danish footballer with Barcelona., played 68 games for Denmark.
  • Rasmus Svane (born 1997 in Allerød) a German chess grandmaster

See also
  • Allerød station
  • Mungo Park, a theatre in Lillerød
  • Lillerød Church

References
  1. BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. "Allerød Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. IMDb Database retrieved 3 July 2020
  5. IMDb Database retrieved 3 July 2020

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