Editing Slangerup

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'''Slangerup''' is a town in [[Frederikssund Municipality]], about 30&nbsp;km north-west of central [[Copenhagen]], in the [[Region Hovedstaden|Capital Region]] of Denmark.

==The town of Slangerup==
The town was established by the [[Viking]] Slangir at the time of [[Harold I of Denmark|Harald Bluetooth]]. King [[Eric I of Denmark]] (ca. 1070-July 1103), was born in Slangerup.  In the 13th century the town was the scene of activities involving both [[Absalon|Bishop Absalon]] and [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar the Great]].  [[Thomas Kingo]] grew up and was priest in the town during the 17th century.

==The municipality of Slangerup==
Until 1 January 2007, Slangerup was also a municipality covering an area of 46&nbsp;km² with a total population of 9,237 (2005). Slangerup Municipality ceased as a result of the [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|2007 Municipal Reform]] (''Kommunalreformen''), being merged into Frederikssund municipality along with [[Jægerspris]] and [[Skibby]] municipalities. This created a municipality with an area of 260&nbsp;km² and a total population of ca. 44,140.

==Sport==
[[Slangerup Speedway Klub]] is situated on the west side of the town at Hørup Skovvej 5A. They race at the [[Slangerup Speedway Center]].

==Notable people==
* [[Eric I of Denmark]] (ca.1060 in Slangerup – 1103) also known as Eric the Good
* [[Thomas Kingo]] (1634 at Slangerup – 1703 in Odense) a Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer born
* [[Jesper Hoffmeyer]] (born 1942 in Slangerup) emeritus professor at the University of Copenhagen Institute of Biology, leading figure in [[biosemiotics]]
* [[Peter Beier]] (born 1965 in Slangerup) founded the eponymous Danish premium chocolate manufacturing and retailing company in 1996
* [[Jesper Hansen (footballer, born 1985)|Jesper Hansen]] (born 1985 in Slangerup) a Danish football goalkeeper for [[Lyngby BK]], 340 club caps
  
==References==
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* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

==External links==
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*[http://www.frederikssund.dk Website for the new municipality]

{{Frederikssund Municipality}}
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[[Category:Former municipalities of Denmark]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark]]
[[Category:Frederikssund Municipality]]