Lillerød

Lillerød (sometimes named Allerød) is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2025 was of 16,756.^[1]

Allerød (Lillerød)
The central road Madsensvej
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Coordinates: 55°52′05″N 12°20′30″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Capital (Hovedstaden)
Municipality	Allerød
Area
• Urban	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Urban	16,756
• Urban density	2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	8,106 males and 8,650 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2

Geography

Lillerød is located in the northern side of the Zealand island, 27 km north-northwest (NNW) from Copenhagen and 26 km southwest (SW) from Helsingør.

Transport

Lillerød is served by Allerød railway station, located on the North Line of Copenhagen's S-train network.^[3]

Notable people

• Aage Haugland (1944 – 2000 in Lillerød) a Danish operatic bass
• Jussi Adler-Olsen (born 1950) a writer of crime fiction, a publisher, editor and entrepreneur; lives in Allerød
• Henrik Fisker (born 1963 in Allerød) a Danish-American automotive designer and entrepreneur, lives in Los Angeles
• Peter Reichhardt (born 1967) a Danish actor and theatre director, director of the Mungo Park from 1998 to 2005^[4]
• Kate Hall (born 1983) a Danish-British singer, brought up in Lillerød, living in Germany^[5]
• Kaka, stage name of Rajabu Willer (born 1991 in Allerød) a reggae, dancehall and hip hop artist of Tanzanian descent

Sport

• Martin Andersen (born 1986) a Danish footballer, 200 club caps
• Andreas Christensen (born 1996) a Danish footballer with Barcelona., played 68 games for Denmark.
• Rasmus Svane (born 1997 in Allerød) a German chess grandmaster

See also

• Allerød station
• Mungo Park, a theatre in Lillerød
• Lillerød Church