Nivå

Nivå is a town with a population of 7,869 (1 January 2011)^[1] in the municipality of Fredensborg on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark. Nivå is a residential town on the coast of the Øresund. It has a stop on the Copenhagen – Helsingør Kystbanen rail line.

The town has a small shopping centre which also includes a library, a railway station, a marina and the Nivaagaards museum. The town possesses two schools; Centralskole and Niverødgaardskolen, whilst a golf course lies to the West. Its landscape is varied and ranges from marshland to suburban habitations. 20% or more of the inhabitants have a foreign background.

Music

Nivå Musiklaug holds an annual festival at the Kalvehaven: many talented young musicians play. One of the performers playing at the 2006 event was Danish singer-songwriter Tobias Trier.

Nivaagaards Malerisamling

Nivaagaards Malerisamling was opened by Johannes Whiskers in 1908. The house is situated in an extensive park and is full of different varieties of rhododendron. The museum houses art from the Italian and North European renaissance and the Dutch and Danish grotesque.

Nivaagaard Ringovns Teglværksmuseum

Nivaagaard Ringovn was opened in 1700 by Queen Louise, who established a small brickworks near the shore in Nivå. The workshop supplied brick to the royal buildings in Copenhagen and Nordsjælland by 1720. Alfred Hage took over in 1862. In 1870, a circular fire house was constructed, based on plans by Friedrich Hoffmann. This was the beginning of the industrial revolution in Northern Europe. The oven was used for 97 years up until 1967. The workshop closed in 1980, then re-opened as a museum.

External links

• Nivaagaards Museum
• Galleri Fensmark - Quality art on the internet
• Fredensborg Kommune
• Nivaagaard Ringovns Teglværksmuseum
• Nivå Golf
• Nivå Centralskole

References

1. ^ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark

Coordinates: 55°56′N 12°31′E / 55.933°N 12.517°E / 55.933; 12.517