Fredensborg
- 📍 Location: Capital Region of Denmark,
North Zealand - 🌊 Sea or lake: Øresund
- 👥 Population (municipality): 42,445 (Jan 1, 2026)
- 📏 Area: 112.1 km² (land area)
- ⛰️ Elevation: 31 m a.s.l.
- ⏰ Time zone: CET (UTC +1, DST CEST +2)
- 💰 Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Answers to frequently asked questions
❓ How many people live in Fredensborg?
42,445 inhabitants as of 1 January 2026. Five years earlier, on 1 January 2021, the figure was 40,998, a change of +3.5% (Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A).
❓ Which region is Fredensborg in?
Capital Region of Denmark, North Zealand. The administrative centre of the region is Hillerød.
❓ What are the largest towns in Fredensborg?
The largest towns are Hørsholm (10,470 inhabitants), Humlebæk (9,802 inhabitants), Fredensborg (8,941 inhabitants) (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).
❓ How many businesses are there in Fredensborg?
3,042 active enterprises in 2024 (Statistics Denmark, GF12, by CVR address), including 57 in hotels and restaurants and 262 in trade.
❓ How large is the area of Fredensborg?
112.1 km² (Statistics Denmark, ARE207, 1 January 2026), about 379 inhabitants per km².
❓ What share of residents live in towns?
About 92% live in towns and villages with at least 200 inhabitants (38,957 people), the rest in rural areas (Statistics Denmark, BY3, 1 January 2026).