Hornsherred is a peninsula between Roskilde Fjord

Roskilde Fjord

Roskilde Fjord is the fjord north of Roskilde, Denmark, and is located at . It is a long branch of the Isefjord.-Cities:The cities Frederiksværk, Frederikssund, Jægerspris, Jyllinge and Roskilde, , all have coastline at Roskilde Fjord...

 and Isefjord

Isefjord

The Isefjord, Danish Isefjorden, is a deeply branched arm of the sea into the Danish island Zealand.From its relatively narrow entrance from the Kattegat at Hundested and Rørvig, branches of the Isefjord stretch 35 km inland and divide the northern part of Zealand into the peninsulas of...

 on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. It falls within the expanded Frederikssund

Frederikssund

Frederikssund Kommune is a municipality on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and...

 municipality and includes Jægerspris

Jægerspris

Jægerspris is a town and a former municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 96 km², and had a total population of 9,480...

 and Skibby

Skibby

Skibby is a town with a population of 3,185 and a former municipality in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark...

 and before 1st January 2007 a part of Bramsnæs

Bramsnæs

Until January 1, 2007, Bramsnæs was a municipality in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality, lying between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord, covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 9,391 . Its last mayor was Flemming Jensen, a member of the...

 Municipality, now a part of Lejre

Lejre

Lejre is a town with a population of 2,343 and a municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðra. The municipality has an area of 240 km² and a total population of ca. 26,603 . Its mayor is Mette Touborg, representing the...

 Municipality. It is connected to Frederikssund by the Kronprins Frederik bridge which was built in 1935. The area is increasingly popular as a venue for tourists with facilities for walking, cycling and sailing.

Attractions

Hornsherred has a variety of attractions including Jægerspris Castle, the Færgegård Museum of Local History and the walking and cycling tracks around the peninsula. There are yachting harbours at Jægerspris and Skibby. The peninsula also has a number of stone age burial sites.
Skibby Church with fresco

Fresco

Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...

es dating back to the middle ages

Middle Ages

The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...

is one of the main cultural attractions.

Links

• Frederikssund / Hornsherred Tourist Office