Farum is a town in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. Zealand (also Sealand Danish: Sjælland;) is the largest Island (7031 km² of Denmark (excluding Greenland The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The town has a population of 18,105 (2006). [1]
The town is part of Furesø municipality. Furesø municipality is a municipality ( Danish: kommune) in Denmark. Until 2006 it constituted Farum municipality. Farum municipality was a municipality ( Danish kommune) in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.
History
Farum has existed for more than a thousand years. The name Farum means 'the place by the passage', referring to the ford between the two lakes Furesø and Farum Sø. Furesø is a Lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark. It defined Farum municipality 's southeast border and is the site of Nicolai Eigtved Around 1100 the first stone church was built in the community, parts of which remain in the present church of Farum. In the 1300s a damming project flooded the old ford and redirected much of the traffic bound for Copenhagen towards Fiskebæk a short distance further south.
During recurrent wars with Sweden in the 1600s the area suffered enormous damage.
In 1800 the town was transferred from Copenhagen knight district to Frederiksborg County. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. List of County Mayors Municipalities (1970-2006 Around this time the economy of the area revived with renewed cultivation of the fertile agricultural land. Throughout the 19th century the community expanded economically. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar In 1906 the community was linked to the capital by the railway between Copenhagen and Slangerup, which in 1977 became the Hareskovbanen radial of Copenhagen's S-train system. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Slangerup is a town in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand ( Sjælland) in eastern Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Hareskovbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. The S-train (Danish S-tog) network is the commuter train network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark.
In the early 1950s the population was ca. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 4000. Through the 1960s and 1970s the community turned into a commuter town due to its proximity to Copenhagen and the population expanded past 10,000. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. By 1980 the population was over 16,000. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Today Farum is divided into three parts. Farum West, Farum East and the Midpoint. Farum East and Farum West are separated by the Highway which effectively divides the city. The Midpoint (Danish Midtpunktet) is a large complex of arpartments built in a very special way. One third of the population lives in these blocks, which houses most of Farums immigrants.
Farum West is the old part of Farum with the old village and Church. The area has grown over the years, and most of the sport facillities are situated here. To the north of Farum West lies the High-Tech industrial area.
Today Farum is very influenced by the large number of immigrants living in the city. In the Midpoint over 50 different languages are spoken. The majority of the immigrants are Turks and people from the middle-east. The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language This has given Farum a large number of exciting shops and exotic food. In the later years many from eastern Europe have settled in the town.
Farum is also the hometown of the football club FC Nordsjælland, which plays in the best Danish league, Danish Superliga. FC Nordsjælland is a Danish football team which plays in the town of Farum. The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association. They play at Farum Park, situated in Farum West. Farum Park is a football stadium and the home ground of FC Nordsjælland.
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Farum station is the terminus of the Hareskovbanen radial of the S-train network around Copenhagen, Denmark. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic