Events from the year 1601 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch — Christian IV Steward of the Realm — Christoffer Valkendorff (until 17 January)
Events
King Christian IV orders the construction of a permanent wooden bridge over the Børsgraven canal to improve access to the Copenhagen shipyard.
Births 13 September – Axel Urup, military officer and supreme court justice (died 1671)
Deaths 17 January – Christoffer Valkendorff, Danish-Norwegian statesman and Steward of the Realm (born 1525) 24 October – Tycho Brahe, astronomer and alchemist (born 1546)
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