Description of the attraction
Hilerod City Museum is located on the territory of the palace park of the Frederiksborg Castle, located in the center of this city. It is worth noting that the palace itself houses another large Danish museum - the Museum of National History. The City Museum occupies only a small three-story building that previously served as a hunting lodge at the royal residence.
The museum tells about the history of the town of Hilerod, which was founded simultaneously with the construction of Frederiksborg Castle itself - in the middle of the 16th century. The city had no economic importance, it only provided labor and food for the royal residence of Frederiksborg. However, this is where the uniqueness of Hilerod is expressed. On the territory of Denmark, a relatively small number of such cities have survived, formed as a kind of "appendage" to a large castle. The museum tells how a large city grew out of this little-known medieval village, supporting a huge palace.
Thus, the oldest of the exhibits presented in the museum date back to 1560, but not earlier - the year the construction of the Frederiksborg Palace began. Of course, he also received a lot of attention in the museum collection. However, there are other exhibits here as well. For example, it is worth noting the so-called "Street of the Future", which features amazingly reconstructed shopping arcades, shops, offices, shops and workshops that were common in Hilerod in the 20th century, starting with the First World War. Visitors are invited to plunge into the very recent past of the city.
An old printing house is located in the underground floor of the museum, which is still working today. Every Wednesday, real book printing takes place here - both with the use of manual labor and with the use of a machine. In May 2008, a video exposition appeared in the museum dedicated to the activities of one of the largest urban factories Nordsten, which operates in the field of heavy industry. It was founded back in 1877 and several times took part in world exhibitions of technical and technological achievements.
