Havdrup is a small railway town straddling the boundary between Solrød and Roskilde municipalities, some 30 km southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Havdrup station serves the Little South railway line between Roskilde and Køge. Havdrup had a population of 4,426 (1 January 2024).[2] The original village, now known as Gammel Havdrup, is located about 3 km to the east of the modern railway town.
Havdrup | |
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Town | |
 Havdrup church in the small village of Gammel Havdrup | |
  Havdrup Location in Denmark .svg) Havdrup Havdrup (Denmark Region Zealand) | |
| Coordinates: 55°32′42″N 12°06′59″E / 55.54512°N 12.1165°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Solrød |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Urban | 4,426 |
| • Urban density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| • Gender [1] | 2,201 males and 2,225 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-4622 Havdrup |
History
editThe name Havdrup is first documented in 1265 as Havertorp. The name is derived from the male name Havard and the suffix -torp.[3]
Havdrup railway station was built in 1870 as part of the new Zealand South Line between Copenhagen and Næstved as well as the ferries to Falster at Masnedø. The location 3 km to the west of the village was selected so that the new station would also serve the Risbyholm estate.[3]
Notable people
edit- Lars Emil Bruun (1852 in Ulvemose Huse – 1923) a Danish merchant and numismatist
- Aage Rasmussen (1889 – 1983 in Havdrup) a Danish photographer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
References
edit- ^ BY1: Population 1st January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ a b "Havdrup" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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