Ålsgårde

Ålsgårde is a former fishing village on the north coast of Zealand, Denmark, located six kilometer northwest of Helsingør. It has merged with Hellebæk to the east, forming an urban agglomeration with a combined population of 5,455 (1 January 2020).

Location of Ålsgårde in Denmark

Formerly Ålsgårde was a separate town, but today it has grown together with the neighbouring town of Hellebæk into an urban area with a population of 5,455 (1 January 2020).[1]

Notable buildings
Rytterhuset, a listed summerhouse from 1899

Rytterhuset (Nordre Strandvej 230) iwas built in 1889 as summer residence for the painter Frants Henningsen to a National Romantic design by Martin Nyrop. The property, including a jetty with a bathhouse and a couple of outbuildings, is now listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places.[2] Nordre Strandvej 140, a half-timbered house from 1819, is also listed.[3] Hellebæk Church isin spite of its name also located in Ålsgårde.

Notable people

References
  1. BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark (Search for the name Hellebæk, who is the official name of the urban area used by Statistics Denmark)
  2. "Sag: Rytterhuset" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "Sag: Nordre Strandvej 140" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 21 November 2015.


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