Tokkekøb Hegn
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| Tokkekøb Hegn | |
|---|---|
 Dampegård in Tokkekøb Hegn | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Allerød, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°53′N 12°23′E / 55.883°N 12.383°E |
| Area | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
Tokkekøb Hegn is a forest located north of Blovstrød and east of Lillerød in Allerød Municipality, North Zealand, some 20 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It adjoins Store Dyrehave to the north, although an open landscape surrounding the village of Kirkelte partly separates the two forests. To the south it adjoins the Høvelte-Sandholm military trainings grounds.
The forest was from 1391 owned by the crown as part of Hørsholm Manor. Donse Krudtværk, a water-powered gunpowder mill, was built in 1704. A brickyard opened in 1879. In 1771, ownership of the forest was ceded to the state.[1]
Most of the forest disappeared in the beginning of the 1800s. In 1992, a large explosion killed several people. It closed in 1910.
