page_title: Vedbæk
section_title: The Arts
hierarchical_section_title: Vedbæk / Notable people / The Arts
caption_attribution_description: English: The physician Johan Daniel Herholdt
context_page_description: Vedbæk is a wealthy suburban neighbourhood on the coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It belongs to Rudersdal Municipality and has merged with the town of Hørsholm to the north. The area has been inhabited for at least 7,000 years, as evidenced by the discovery of a Mesolithic cemetery of the Ertebølle culture. By the 16th century, there were a few small farms and fishermen's houses on the site and in the 18th century, well-to-do townsfolk from Copenhagen started to build country houses in the area. After a paddle steamer began to call at Vedbæk on its journey from Copenhagen to Helsingør, there was an influx of visitors. There are a number of large country houses and a historic church. There has been a railway station for some time and there are popular sandy beaches to the north and south. Enrum Forest is open to the public and provides recreational facilities.
context_section_description: Andreas Munch (1811 – 1884 in Vedbæk) Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and newspaper editor, the first person to be granted a poet's pension by the Parliament of Norway
  Carl Baagøe (1829–1902) Danish marine painter, including Vedbæk, Seen from the Pier'
  Georg Høeberg (1872 – 1950 in Vedbaek) Danish violinist, conductor and composer
  Aksel Andersen (1912 – 1977 in Vedbæk) American-born, Danish classical organist, composer and academic
  Bodil Kjer (1917 – 2003 in Vedbæk) Danish actress whose talent and charisma earned her status as a Primadonna and the title of first lady of Danish theater 
  Kristor Brødsgaard (born 1979 in Vedbæk) Danish double bassist
caption: JD Herholdt, 1830
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