Veksø
town in Capital Region, Denmark
Veksø is a small town located between Ballerup and Ølstykke-Stenløse in Egedal, some 20 km northwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The town is situated on a hill, surrounded by meadows and bogland. Veksø station is served by the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network.
History
The area south of Veksø is the site of a large, shallow-watered lake which was called Vigsø until the 18th century. The name (Veksø) also referred to a castle which may have belonged to Skjalm Hvide of the influential Hvide dynasty. The estate was later owned by Christian I who gave it to Roskilde Cathedral in 1450. After the Reformation, Veksø was confiscated by the crown. The castle had probably been destroyed in the Counts' Feud or may simply have fallen into despair after losing its importance after Copenhagen had been established as Denmark's new capital.
The name Veksø is first recorded in 1370 as Viksyø. In 1568 the village consisted of nine farms.
“Veksø” enters the record as town in Capital Region, Denmark. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Veksø, town and Capital can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7918750. Authority coordinates are 55.754, 12.239. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1450, 1370 and 1568.
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