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Hørsholm Municipality

Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark

Hørsholm Municipality (Danish: Hørsholm Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km2, and has a total population of 25,354 (1 January 2026). Its mayor as of 2010 is Morten Slotved, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1842Founded1
  • HeadquartersHørsholm, Denmark1
  • Websitewww.horsholm.dk
  • Legal formmunicipality of Denmark1
  • LEI213800N7MSO2IUX3VT303
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSLOTSMARKEN 13, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 709605163

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Hoersholm-Rathaus
Photo: Grey Geezer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons5

Hørsholm Municipality (Danish: Hørsholm Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km2, and has a total population of 25,354 (1 January 2026). Its mayor as of 2010 is Morten Slotved, a member of the Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti).2

The story

Hørsholm was the site of the infamous Hirschholm Palace, which served as the summer retreat for King Christian VII and his court in 1771, when his consort, Queen Caroline Matilda, gave birth to her child by Johann Friedrich Struensee, Princess Louise Augusta. The castle, referred to as the "Versailles of the North", was neglected after that fateful year and torn down by Frederick VI, the King's son, in order to provide building materials for Christiansborg Palace, which had burned down in 1794.

Hørsholm Church, built in 1832 and designed by Christian Frederik Hansen, is now found on the spot where the castle once stood.

Local museum Hørsholm Egns Museum ("Hørsholm Local Museum") has a display dedicated to the palace and its fate.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hørsholm Municipality, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Blovstrød Civil Parish1
  2. Succeeded Hørsholm Civil Parish1

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 1842Founded Founded1

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