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opened in 1936. The ambition was to create a healthy, well-functioning suburb with a population the size of a medium large Danish provincial town. The centre of the new suburb was Virum Torv, a mixed-use development centred on a roundabout next to the station. It contained retail space, service
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The village of Virum was located where
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Frederiksdal Castle is located in Virum. Its main building was built from 1744–45 and was used as a summer residence for
Foreign Affairs, Privy Councilor Johan Sigismund Schulin. The Schulin Family still owns the estate.
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