Espergærde

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Espergærde
City
Country Denmark
Region Sjælland
Municipality Helsingør municipality
Population 11,471 (2006-01-01)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3060[1]
Espergærde (right center) between Helsingør and Copenhagen
Espergærde (right center) between Helsingør and Copenhagen

Espergærde is a town south of Helsingør on the island of Zealand, Denmark. It's located on the trainroute going north from the capital Copenhagen called kystbanen.

The town of Espergærde includes the villages of Mørdrup and Tibberup.

Espergærde is home to Espergærde Centret one of the oldest shopping malls in Denmark. The long history of Helsingør Latinskole is passed on by Espergærde Gymnasium & HF, whose former pupils include world famous writer H.C. Andersen.

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[edit] Famous residents

  • Peter Schmeichel - Bought a villa on Strandvejen in October 2007 worth 25,000,000 DKK from player-agent Karsten Aabrink[2].

[edit] See also

  • Nearby towns: Helsingør (Elsinore, just north).

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Postal website http://www.postnumre.dk.
  2. ^ Schmeichel køber hus for 25 mio.: http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/dansk_fodbold/article344010.ece.

[edit] References

  • Tageo.com, "VESTSJAELLAND DENMARK Geography Population" (coordinates), 2007, webpage: Tageo-index.
  • Denmark Postal codes, webpage: Postnumre-DK.
  • Tele.dk Denmark detailed road map, webpage: Tele-DK-Danmark.

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