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Farum is a town in the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 18,105 (2006).[1] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixelsFull resolution (2123 × 1548 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 583 pixelsFull resolution (2123 × 1548 pixel, file size: 3. ... Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ...


The town is part of Furesø municipality. Until 2006 it constituted Farum municipality. As of January 1, 2007 Furesø municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen (The Municipality Reform of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. ... Municipal crest. ...


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. Around 1100 the first stone church was built in the community, of which parts 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. Furesø is a lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark. ... August 5 - Henry I becomes King of England. ... 1308 - Avignon Papacy established, which splits and weakens the Roman Catholic Church Turku, the oldest city in Finland experiences rapid growth around the recently consecrated Cathedral of Turku Category: ...


During recurrent wars with Sweden in the 1600s the area suffered enormous damage. Many inventions and institutions are created, including Hans Lippershey with the telescope (1608, used by Galileo the next year), the newspaper Avisa Relation oder Zeitung in Augsburg, and Cornelius Drebbel with the thermostat (1609). ...


In 1800 the town was transferred from Copenhagen rider district to Frederiksborg County. 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. 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. // ON MAY 5 1853 MR.FADER HAD SEX WITH A MAN NAME MR WIEN THEN THEY HAD SON NAMEDMRS COTURE AND MR MANOOGIAN WENT INTO MRS HASKELLS OFFICE NAKED AND DANCED AROUND AND MASTERBATED ON HER CHEST AND SHE LICKED IT OFF THEN THEY HAD ORAL SEEX WITH NAPLOEAN OF... Frederiksborgs Amt (English Frederiksborg County) is a county in eastern Denmark, on the north of the island of Zealand. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Slangerup is a municipality in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Hareskovbanen is one of six radial S-Train lines in Copenhagen. ... The S-Train (S-tog) network is the commuter train network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. ...


In the early 1950s the population was ca. 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. By 1980 the population was over 16,000. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... 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 is separated by the Highway wich 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 Have grown over the years, and Most of the Sport facillities is 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 languishes is spoken. The far largest part of the immigrants is made out of Turks and people from the middle-east. this has given Farum a large number of exiting shops and exotic food. in the later years many from eastern Europa have settled in the city


See also

Farum station is the terminus of the Hareskovbanen radial of the S-train network around Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

References

  1. ^ Statistics Denmark

Coordinates: 55°48′50″N 12°23′26″E / 55.813822, 12.390518 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Farum municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (557 words)
Farum municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.
Most of Farum's southern border is defined by Lake Farum (Farum sø), which also helps separates the municipality from Værløse to the south, with the exception of a small land connection at Fiskebæk.
Farum parish was under the bishop of Roskilde during the middle ages.
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