Slangerup

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Slangerup Town Hall

St Michael's Church, Slangerup, seen from Town Hall Street

Coat of arms

Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark.

1 The town of Slangerup
2 The municipality of Slangerup
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4 References

[edit] The town of Slangerup

The town was established by the Viking Slangir at the time of Harald Bluetooth. King Eric I of Denmark (ca. 1070-July 1103), 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.

[edit] 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 with Jægerspris and Skibby municipalities. This created a municipality with an area of 260 km² and a total population of ca. 44,140.