Fredensborg is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 January 2023, the town had a population of 8,960.

Fredensborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden. The municipality covers an area of 112.13 km2 and has a total population of 41,689. Its mayor, since 2010, is Thomas Lykke Pedersen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.