Lillerød

Lillerød (sometimes named Allerød) is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2024 was of 16,801.

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.

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
 * Kate Hall (born 1983) a Danish-British singer, brought up in Lillerød, living in Germany
 * 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