Brede, Denmark

Neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk, Capital Region, Denmark
55°47′33″N 12°30′22″E / 55.79250°N 12.50600°E / 55.79250; 12.50600CountryDenmarkRegionCapital RegionMunicipalityLyngby-TaarbækTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Brede is a neighbourhood (Danish: bydel, a named neighbourhood) 14 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located east of Virum, south of Ørholm, west of Lundtofte and north of Sorgenfri. Frilandsmuseet (The Open Air Museum),[1] and the heritage-listed former industrial complex Brede Works, are located in Brede. Nærumbanen stops in Brede. Vrede House, a Neoclassical mansion built for the owner of Brede Wroks, is now operated as a historic house museum.

Notable people

  • Ferdinand Richardt (born in Brede; 1819–1895), artist and lithographer
  • Bille August (born 1948 in Brede), director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

References

  1. ^ "Frilandsmuseet". MIK. Archived from the original on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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