Frederiksborg Castle

Frederiksborg Castle is a palatial complex in , . It was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway in the early 17th century, replacing an older castle acquired by Frederick II and becoming the largest Renaissance residence in .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Hillerød, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Frederiksborg Palace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frederiksborg Castle Church and Neptune Fountain.

Church
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Work of art
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is a work of art.

Art gallery
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, formerly also known as Amtsstuegården, is a Neoclassical building from 1783 now operated as a venue for temporary art exhibitions in , . is situated 250 metres west of Frederiksborg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillerød and Kongernes Nordsjælland National Park.

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Nestled between majestic beech forests, at the northern end of the s-train line from Copenhagen, is the main regional centre and transport hub of .

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Kongernes Nordsjælland, or in English - the North Zealand of Kings, is a national park in the making in Nordsjælland, . The national park status has yet to take full effect, due to disagreements on the parks boundaries, but the necessary law passed in parliament in 2008.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Frederiksborg Castle.

Frederiksborg Castle

Latitude
55.93451° or 55° 56′ 4″ north
Longitude
12.30041° or 12° 18′ 2″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
9F7JW8M2+R5
Geo­Names ID
2621938
Wiki­data ID
Q226103
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Frederiksborg Castle” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Frederiksborg-paleis”
  • Arabic: “قلعة فريدريكسبورغ”
  • Basque: “Frederiksborg gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Фрэдэрыксборг”
  • Breton: “Kastell Frederiksborg”
  • Catalan: “castell de Frederiksborg”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Frederiksborg”
  • Cebuano: “Frederiksborg Slot”
  • Chinese: “腓特烈堡城堡”
  • Czech: “Frederiksborg”
  • Danish: “Frederiksborg Slot”
  • Dutch: “Frederiksborg”
  • Dutch: “Slot Frederiksborg”
  • Esperanto: “kastelo Frederiksborg”
  • Esperanto: “palaco Frederikburgo”
  • Estonian: “Frederiksborgi loss”
  • Finnish: “Frederiksborgin linna”
  • French: “château de Frederiksborg”
  • French: “Château de Frederiksborg”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Frederiksborg”
  • German: “Schloss Frederiksborg”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Φρέντερικσμποργκ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פרדריקסבורג”
  • Hungarian: “Frederiksborg kastély”
  • Italian: “castello di Frederiksborg”
  • Italian: “Castello di Frederiksborg”
  • Japanese: “フレデリクスボー城”
  • Japanese: “フレンスブルク城”
  • Korean: “프레데릭스보르성”
  • Lithuanian: “Frederiksborgo rūmai”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frederiksborg slott”
  • Norwegian: “Frederiksborg slott”
  • Polish: “Frederiksborg”
  • Polish: “Zamek Frederiksborg”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Frederiksborg”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Frederiksborg”
  • Russian: “Фредериксборг”
  • Slovenian: “palača Frideriksborg”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Frideriksborg”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Frederiksborg”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Frederiksborg”
  • Swedish: “Frederiksborgs slott”
  • Turkish: “Frederiksborg Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Фредеріксборг”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Frederiksborg”
  • Welsh: “Frederiksborg”
  • Western Frisian: “Slot Frederiksborg”

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