Hellerup

Hellerup (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhelˀəʁɔp]) is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east.

The district is bounded by the municipal border with Copenhagen (Østerbro) to the south, the Øresund to the east, Charlottenlund Forrest to the north, Lyngbyvej to the southwest and Niels Andersens Vej/Eivindsvej to the northwest.

The naval officer Charles Frédéric le Sage de Fontenay acquired it in the 18th century and converted it into a country house.

[2] In 1887, Carl Ludvig Ibsen began to acquire land in the area with the intention to sell it off in lots to developers and private citizens.

He purchased Hellerupgård, Lille Mariendal and Slukefter in Hellerup as well as Smakkegård, Rygård, Lundegård and Stengård in Gentofte.

In the mid-1890s, redevelopment of the areas on the west side of Strandvejen began, resulting in streets such as Ryvangs Allé, Svanemøllevej, Callisensvej, Ehlersvej and Tuborgvej.

The coast road, Strandvejen, runs through the main thoroughfare of the town and is home to numerous shops and boutiques.

Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium is a public secondary school that was attended by Prince Felix of Denmark from 2018 to 2021.