Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen.

The name Farum refers to the founding fathers, sea merchants, who migrated from Bremen, Germany.

In the 14th century, a damming project flooded the old ford and redirected much of the traffic bound for Copenhagen towards Fiskebæk, a short distance further south.

[citation needed] During recurrent wars with Sweden in the 17th century the area suffered enormous damage.

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.

[citation needed] One-third of the population lives in these blocks, which house most of Farum's immigrants.