Hillerød is a municipality in Frederiksborg County in the north part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark
Attractions
Frederiksborg Palace The most well-known monument is Frederiksborg Palace, which was for a long time the seat of the Danish kings. The palace is open to the public and houses the Frederiksborg Museum/The Museum of National History. It is also surrounded by a large baroque garden.
Fredensborg Palace 5 miles north-east of Hillerød is another castle, Fredensborg Palace, the summer residence for the royal family. The Palace and the Palace Chapel is usually open to the public for guided tours in July. During the same period the Orangery and Herb Garden can be visited.
The Town Museum (Bymuseet) contains a permanent exhibition regarding the history of Hillerød.
"The powerplant" (elværket) has changing special exhibits. In 2005 regarding the ancient and medieval history of Northern Zealand.
Æbelholt Klosterruin (The monastery ruin of Æbelholt) is a site that containing the ruins of the largest monastery in the northern countries that belonged to the Roman Catholic monastic order, The Augustinians. The site also contains a museum regarding its history.
Esrum Kloster (The monastery of Esrum) is a Cistercian monastery dating from 1151 with a permanent exhibition about the Cistercians and a restaurant under the vaults. Neighbouring the monastery is Esrum Møllegaard, a Nature and Environmental Centre of ecology.
Nature
Hillerød is surrounded by some of the most extensive woodlands in Denmark, with Store Dyrehave to the south and the forests of Gribskov to the north.
Gribskov is the second largest forest in the country, and is home to one of the largest lakes in Denmark, Esrum Sø.
Fredensborg Palace Garden are placed next to Grib skov and Esrum Sø.
These forest are rich with wild game like deers.