Blovstrød is a small town and parish in
Allerød Municipality
Allerød Kommune is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a population of 25,867 (1 January 2022). Its mayor is Karsten Längeri ...
,
North Zealand, located some 30 km north of
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
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Denmark
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. The town is situated on the east side of
Lyngby Kongevej
Secondary route 201 (Danish language, Danish: Sekundærrute 201) is a numbered road in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of Lyngby Omfartsvej, a bypass (road), motorway bypass avoiding Lyngby Hovedgade (Lyngby Main Stree ...
, approximately one kilometre east of
Lillerød
Lillerød (sometimes named ''Allerød'') is a Danish town, seat of the Allerød Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population 1 January 2022 was of 16,741.[Allerød station
Allerød station is a railway station serving the town of Lillerød in Allerød municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. Originally it was named ''Lillerød'', but the name ...]
. Two new neighbourhoods, Ny Blovstrød and Teglværkskvarteret, are planned on the west side of Lyngby Kongevej.
History
Early history
Blovstrød is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Blaustruth''. The first part of the name may be derived from the male name ''Blawæsti (Sorte-Væsti) while the suffix -rød means "clearing". The area was from the early Middle Ages crown land and in 1700 Blovstrød was one of the parishes that were placed under
Hirschholm Palace
Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 1740s and, one of the finest buildings of its time, it ...
which was given to
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (28 August 1667 – 15 March 1721) was Queen of Denmark and Norway as the first spouse of King Frederick IV of Denmark. In 1708–09, she was regent during her husband's trip to Italy.
Early life
Louise was born in ...
as her personal property by king
Frederick IV. The village was the site of a roadside inn.
19th century
Blovstrød Brickyard was established in 1860 and grew to become one of the largest brickyards in Northern Europe. It had an extensive network of industrial railway tracks to several clay pits in the area.
20th century
The old school was demolished and a new one was built in 1938. Blovstrød began to grow with new areas of
single family detached home
A stand-alone house (also called a single-detached dwelling, detached residence or detached house) is a free-standing residential building. It is sometimes referred to as a single-family home, as opposed to a multi-family residential dwelling ...
s in the 1950s. The western part of the parish, with the town of Blovstrød, became part of
Allerød Municipality
Allerød Kommune is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a population of 25,867 (1 January 2022). Its mayor is Karsten Längeri ...
in the
1970 Danish Municipal Reform
The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...
while the eastern part of the municipality became part of
Hørsholm Municipality
Hørsholm Kommune is a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Commune (subnational entity), kommune'') in the Copenhagen Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The muni ...
. The factory closed in 1982.
Landmarks
Blovstrød Church is a Romanesque ville church. The nave and chancel dates from before 1200. Next to the church is the parish house. Little remains of the original village but the
village pond. Blovstrød is home to two primary schools, the public Blovstrød School and the private Allerød Privatskole. The
Sandholm estate to the east of Blovstrød has a history that dates back to the 13th century. It is now part of the Høvelte-Sandholm-Sjælsø military grounds. Høvelte Barracks is home to the
Royal Danish Life Guards.
Local retail includes a
Netto store, a
REMA 1000
REMA 1000 (Bokmål: Rema tusen) is a multinational no-frills soft-discount grocery chain owned entirely by the Reitan Group (Reitangruppen). REMA is a short for ' (Reitan Food), referring to Odd Reitan (founder of the company). ''1000'' refer ...
and a bakery.
Development projects
A district plan for a new neighbourhood on the west side of Kongevejen was adopted by Allerød Municipal Council in March 20165. It covers an area of approximately 24.4 hectares.
The former brickyard site, located south of Sortedamvej, was part of the
Europan 11 programme. The competition was won by
Mette Blankenberg and Eyrun Margret Stefansdottir. A district plan for the area was adopted in January 2016. The site covers a total area of approximately 22 hectares of which just under 16 hectares are transferred to "urban zone" and approximately 360 new homes will be built in the area.
Transport
Allerød station
Allerød station is a railway station serving the town of Lillerød in Allerød municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network. Originally it was named ''Lillerød'', but the name ...
is located on the
Hillerød radial of the
S-train
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...
network and is served by the
E trains. The distance from Blovstrød to the station is just under two kilometres. A paved and illuminated path, Ejnars Sti, provides a connection for pedestrians and cyclists.
Sandholmgårdsvej connects Blovstrød to
Hørsholm
Hørsholm () is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers most of Hørsholm Municipality and straddles the borders neighbouring Fredensborg Municipality and Rudersdal Municipality.
Hørsholm prop ...
and the
Helsingør Motorway to the east.
Notable people
*
Hans Pilgaard
Hans Pilgaard (born 2 August 1963) is a Danish journalist and television host. Since 1995 he has worked in Nordisk Film. However, he is usually rented to TV2.
After his training as a journalist in Berlingske Tidende, he started working in TV2 ...
(born 1963) a Danish journalist and television host
*
Søren Rasted
Søren Nystrøm Rasted (born Søren Rasted on 13 June 1969) is a Danish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He plays keyboards, guitar and sings backing vocals. He is a member of the Danish-Norwegian Eurodance group Aqua.
Musical ...
(born 1969 in Blovstrød) a Danish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
IMDb Database
retrieved 03 July 2020
* Carsten Fredgaard (born 1976 in Blovstrød) a former Danish footballer with over 250 club caps
* Lotte Friis
Lotte Friis (born 9 February 1988) is a Danish competitive swimmer from Allerød Municipality.
Career
Friis was born in Blovstrød. Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she wo ...
(born 1988 in Blovstrød) a swimmer, bronze medalist in the 800 metre freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics
* Julius Johansen
Julius Johansen (born 13 September 1999) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and won gold at the 2017 UCI Roa ...
(born 1999 in Blovstrød) a Danish professional racing cyclist
References
External links
Vintage photos
Blovstrød
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Allerød Municipality