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]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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

External links

Media related to Lillerød at Wikimedia Commons