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34-572: Ryd Abbey was settled by the Cistercians of Esrum Abbey in 1210. The monastic community originated however in St. Michael's Abbey in Schleswig , a Benedictine double monastery which had become disorderly, with a reputation for immorality and drunkenness. In 1192 Nicholas I , the de facto officiating Bishop of Schleswig , therefore moved the monks to a remote site, where they established Guldholm Abbey . This

68-556: A barracks for dragoons until 1746. From then on the buildings were used for a variety of military and civil administrative offices, becoming the property of the local government administration of Frederiksborg Amt . During World War II the site was temporarily used as a secure storage site for the Danish National Archives . Immediately after the war, it was used to house Latvian refugees. The site and structures were thoroughly restored in 1996. The surviving buildings –

102-557: A collection of papers of the abbey between 1374 and 1497, consisting mostly of letters, has been preserved in Det Kongelige Bibliotek as the "Codex Esromensis" ( Danish : Esrum Klosters Brevbog ). Denmark became Lutheran in 1536 with the adoption of the Lutheran Ordinances  [ Wikidata ] by the king and State Council. As a result, Esrum became a crown estate. It was allowed to continue to function as

136-462: A disguise Satan took in order to infiltrate the abbey as its cook. He ingratiated himself with the monks by bringing women into the monastic enclosure and serving the brothers meat. Another story is that Esrum Abbey came into conflict with King Valdemar I , who, in order to complete the construction of Gurre Castle , forced the monks at Esrum to work as construction labourers, much to the abbot's disapproval. When Valdemar died in that castle, his soul

170-720: A flowering elder tree, is from 1787. The arrival of the railway brought new prosperity to the town, when the Zealand Railway Company opened the final stage of the North Line between Copenhagen and Helsingør on 8 June 1864. It was later followed by the Gribskov Line to Græsted (80, extended to Gilleleje in 1896, Helsinge in 1897 and Tisvildeleje in 1924) and the Frederiksværk-Hundested Line (1897-1916), which further contributed to Hillerød's status as

204-405: A local commercial centre. The improvements in infrastructure also attracted new industries. These included Nordstens Fabrikker, a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, which opened in 1877. A privately owned slaughterhouse and meatpacking facility, Hillerød Svineslagteri, opened in 1896. It was converted into the cooperative Hillerød Andelssvineslagteri by 300 local farmers in 1913. Foss A/S ,

238-456: A major provider of high-tech analytical solutions for the global food industry, is based in Hillerød. Novo Nordisk and FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnology are other major employers with expanding sites in Hillerød's industrial park. The pension fund ATP is also headquartered in Hillerød. The two principal shopping streets are Slotsgade and pedestrianized Helsingørsgade. The largest shopping centre

272-439: A monastery until 1559, when the remaining 11 monks and the abbot were sent to Sorø Abbey . The buildings at Esrum were then largely dismantled for building materials, apparently for use at Kronborg Castle to which the abbey estate was given. In the 17th century the remaining structures were converted into a hunting lodge for the king and his courtiers, and the site was also used as a stud farm until 1717, after which it became

306-588: Is Frederiksborg Castle , which was long a seat of Danish kings. The castle is open to the public and houses the Frederiksborg Museum/ The Museum of National History. The castle also has a large baroque garden . The Town Museum ("Bymuseet") contains a permanent exhibition on the history of Hillerød. "The Boiler Room" ("Kedelhuset") has changing special exhibits. In 2005, the subject was the ancient and medieval history of Northern Zealand . The ruins of Æbelholt Abbey ( Æbelholt Klosterruin ) are

340-462: Is Slotsarkaderne with 50 stores. Hillerød has been chosen as the site for a new regional hospital: 'Nyt Hospital Nordsjælland' (English: New North Zealand Hospital ). To support the hospital, a new urban zone called Favrholm will be created in the south end of the city, and a new S-train station will provide access to the hospital. The project began in 2012 and the hospital should be ready in 2020. When completed, 'Nyt Hospital Nordsjælland' will be

374-596: Is the terminus of one of the radials of the S-train network as well as several local railway lines. The town is surrounded by the former royal forests of Gribskov to the north and Store Dyrehave to the south. Hillerød was founded during the early medieval times. The name is first mentioned in 1552 as Hylderødz , deriving from the male name Hildi and the suffix -rød , meaning "Hildi's clearing". In 1550, crown prince Frederick acquired Hillerødsholm in exchange for other properties. His son, Christian IV , tore down most of

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408-460: The Reformation in 1536, the monastery lands were appropriated by the state and the buildings were torn down. Some of the bricks were later used in the construction of Frederiksborg Castle. Esrum Abbey ("Esrum Kloster") is a Cistercian monastery dating from 1151. The only remaining building of this once vast complex now houses a permanent exhibition about the Cistercians. There is a restaurant in

442-578: The Middle Ages. The monastery was suppressed in 1538 after Denmark had become officially Lutheran on 30 October 1536. The monks were turned out of the monastery and scattered: some simply went to work on farms; others travelled south to seek shelter in other Cistercian monasteries in Germany. The abandoned buildings fell quickly into disrepair. In 1582 Duke John the Younger of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg ordered

476-572: The abbey acquired unwelcome notoriety because of the abbot Arnfast, who was accused of murdering King Christopher I of Denmark by giving him poisoned communion wine on 29 May 1259 in Ribe Cathedral , in retaliation for the king's imprisonment and mistreatment of the Archbishop of Lund , Jacob Erlandsen . In the following year Archbishop Jacob named Arnfast bishop of Aarhus , but the pope made another appointment and Arnfast never assumed office. Arnfast

510-706: The abbey was established. The foundation was taken over by the Cistercians in 1151 with the approval of Archbishop Eskil of Lund . It was then counted as a daughter house of Clairvaux . Esrum in its turn became the mother house of a number of other important Cistercian foundations: Vitskøl Abbey and Sorø Abbey in Denmark; Ryd Abbey , now in Schleswig-Holstein ; and Kołbacz Abbey near Szczecin . Monks from Esrum also founded Dargun Abbey in Mecklenburg in 1172, but abandoned it after hostile military action in 1198, and

544-474: The centre of North Zealand approximately 30 km to the northwest of Copenhagen , Denmark. Hillerød is the administrative centre of Hillerød Municipality and also the administrative seat of Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark), one of the five regions in Denmark. It is most known for its large Renaissance castle, Frederiksborg Castle , now home to the Museum of National History. Hillerød station

578-409: The connection between religious houses. Brother Daniel fell ill and sent word to Abbot Vilhelm of Æbelholt Abbey . Abbot Vilhelm laid his hand upon Daniel and told him to drink from the sacred spring at Esrum by which Daniel was healed. Thereafter the spring was believed to have healing power, especially for gout, rashes, and headaches. Another well-known legend from Esrum is the story of Brother Rus,

612-401: The east coast of Lake Esrum. Scattered around the vicinity of Hillerød, is a number of smaller settlements and villages like Tulstrup, Ullerød, Gadevang, Nødebo , Sørup and Ny Hammersholt. Ullerød is both an old parish and a new borough at 150 ha and is connected directly to Hillerød. The Hillerød Stadium is the sports complex where the association football team Hillerød Fodbold play. It

646-601: The largest hospital in the country. The characteristics of business life in Hillerød are primarily pharmaceutical industry, knowledge, production and education. The municipality and the state administers a number of educational institutions offering short-term or medium-term education. Among them are the Business Academy North Zealand, Hillerød Technical School, Hillerød Business School, Hillerød Tekniske Gymnasium, Frederiksborg Gymnasium og HF, VUC and Hillerød teacher training college. The settlement of Nødebo on

680-399: The later history of Dargun rests on its re-foundation in 1208 from Doberan Abbey . The former community from Dargun went on however to found Eldena Abbey . Esrum Abbey burned down in 1194 and again in 1204, resulting in the construction of a new church – a three-aisled basilica with transepts and a rectangular choir – and a monastery built of red brick, the most common building material of

714-548: The monastery precinct measured 350 meters long and 200 meters wide. It consisted of a church and cemetery, hospital, guest house, farm and a wing for lay brothers, with kitchen and refectory. The abbey is perhaps best known as the place of origin of the Annales Ryenses , or the Annals of Ryd ( Danish : Rydårbogen ), which chronicles the history of Denmark from the legendary King Dan to King Erik VI (Erik Menved) . The chronicle

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748-447: The most extensive woodlands in Denmark, with Store Dyrehave to the south and the forests of Gribskov to the north. Gribskov is the fourth largest connected woodland in the country and both of the forests are rich with wild game , primarily deer . Just east of Gribskov is Esrum Sø , the second largest lake in Denmark and a few kilometers northeast of Hillerøds city center is Fredensborg Palace and its extensive baroque gardens, on

782-447: The old buildings and built a new castle between 1602 and 1625. It was never officially incorporated as a market town but prospered from ample privileges afforded by successive monarchs, although it experienced a setback when Frederick IV moved court to Fredensborg Palace in the 1720s. Hillerød was from 1772 until 1908 named Frederiksborg after its castle. Its first town council was established in 1778 and its town shield, which features

816-510: The remains of the largest Augustinian monastery in the northern countries. The site also contains a museum showing its history. The monastery was founded in 1175/76 by the French Augustinian, William of Æbelholt , later Saint William, for the reform of the already extant Eskilsø Abbey , which was moved here. He was summoned to the task by the Danish archbishop and statesman Absalon . After

850-590: The remains to be demolished, and had the stone reused for the construction of Glücksburg Castle , which still occupies the site. The site has been investigated archaeologically a number of times, most recently in 2005, when excavations under the drained castle lake found numerous artefacts, the foundations of the monastic buildings and church and the monastic cemetery. 54°49′54″N 09°32′36″E  /  54.83167°N 9.54333°E  / 54.83167; 9.54333 Esrum Abbey Esrum Abbey , also Esrom Abbey ( Danish : Esrum or Esrom Kloster ),

884-426: The south wing of the conventual buildings and a watermill – have received protected status as a national historic monument and are now used as a museum and a school for the study of nature and the environment. A number of other leisure facilities and activities are also provided, including medieval re-enactments. A number of legends survive concerning the abbey. One, about Brother Daniel, a monk at Esrum, illustrates

918-537: The southeastern banks of Esrum Sø and enclosed by Gribskov, is home to the forestry boarding school of 'Skovskolen' (English: ' The Forest School ) administered by the University of Copenhagen . Hillerød also houses a Pharmaceutical College. Pharmakon - Danish College of Pharmacy Practice ( Danish : Farmakonomskolen Pharmakon ) is a higher tertiary educational institution of pharmaceutical sciences with 602 pharmaconomist students . The best known monument

952-532: The time in the region. In 1355 the Queen, Helvig of Schleswig , consort of King Valdemar IV of Denmark ( Valdemar Atterdag ), became a lay sister at Esrum after being supplanted by King Valdemar's mistress, Tove. The queen was buried in the abbey church, which brought royal gifts of property for the abbey. Her daughter, Margaret I of Denmark , continued Esrum's royal patronage, which attracted increased benefactions from other noble families on Zealand. A transcript of

986-455: The vaults. Next to the monastery is "Esrum Møllegaard", the Nature and Environmental Centre of Ecology. Another cultural institution is "Hillerød Viden- og Kulturpark" (Hillerød Knowledge and Culture Park); a library with surrounding culture workshops and game spots. This is the gathering spot for the cultural life of Hillerød - with exhibitions, music and theatre. Hillerød is surrounded by some of

1020-414: Was condemned to hunt forever through the fields round about. The cheese known as Esrum or Esrom is named after this monastery. 56°02′51″N 12°22′38″E  /  56.0476°N 12.3772°E  / 56.0476; 12.3772 Hiller%C3%B8d Hillerød ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈhiləˌʁœðˀ] ) is a Danish town with a population of 36,227 (1 January 2024) located in

1054-460: Was declared an enemy of the new king, Erik V , and fled to Øm Abbey . When the king came to hear of it, he accused the monks at Øm of harboring a criminal, but despite a search throughout Denmark's monastic houses, Arnfast could not be located. In 1433 the abbey was granted the lucrative right to the income from the pilgrimage chapel at a miraculous hermitage nearby, the Klues . At its greatest extent

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1088-403: Was not a success, and the monks were moved again to the site at Munkbrarup. This coincided with the arrival in Denmark of the then new and severe Cistercian order, to whom the bishop entrusted the new foundation, with a substantial endowment. The monastery was thus at last placed on a stable footing and prospered under the more rigorous discipline of the Cistercians. Later in the century however

1122-404: Was started not long after the Cistercians took over Ryd Abbey and ends in 1288. It is clear from the writing that the writers were southern Jutlanders and thus have a slightly different perspective from that of other contemporary chroniclers. The tone is distinctly anti-German. Along with Saxo 's Gesta Danorum , the Annales Ryenses constitutes one of the main Danish sources for the history of

1156-601: Was the second Cistercian monastery founded in Denmark , located near Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden , on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), on the north side of the Esrum Sø ( Lake Esrum ) near Esbønderup and Græsted . Esrum Abbey began as a Benedictine foundation, perhaps in about 1140, and was built near a pre-Christian religious site, later called Esrum Spring, where a small wooden stave chapel may have existed before

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