- Slangerup
Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund municipality in
Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island ofZealand ("Sjælland") in easternDenmark .The town of Slangerup
The town was established by the
Viking Slangir at the time of Harald Bluetooth. KingEric I of Denmark (ca.1070 -July1103 ), was born in Slangerup. In the 1200s the town was the scene of activities involving both Bishop Absalon and Valdemar the Great.Thomas Kingo grew up and was priest in the town during the 1600s.The municipality of Slangerup
Until
January 1 ,2007 Slangerup was also a municipality covering an area of 46 km², and with a total population of 9,237 (2005). Slangerup Municipality ceased as a result of the 2007 Municipal Reform ("Kommunalreformen"), being merged into Frederikssund municipality along withJægerspris andSkibby municipalities. This created a municipality with an area of 260 km² and a total population of ca. 44,140.External links
* [http://www.frederikssund.dk Website for the new municipality]
References
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta] , delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]
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