Gundsømagle is a town located two kilometres east of
Jyllinge and
Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of
Roskilde Municipality, approximately 40 kilometres west of
Copenhagen
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History
Gundsømagle is mentioned (as Guthensø; 1376 ''Gundesiø maklæ'') in a letter from Bishop
Absalon where he grants the village to
Æbeæholt Abbey which was founded on the small island of
Eskilsø
Eskilsø is a small Danish island located in the Roskilde fjord, Frederikssund Municipality, northern Zealand.
In the 12th century, there was an Augustinian monastery, Eskilsø Monastery
Eskilsø Monastery (Danish language, Danish: ''Eskilsà ...
in Roskilde Fjord. A this point it consisted of four farms. When the monastery moved to its new home in
North Zealand
North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...
, it kept some of its old holdings.
The largest farm in the village, Gundsøgård, came under Bidstrup in 1300. It was confiscated by the Crown in connection with the Reformation and the land was sold off in lots to private buyers in 1670.
In 1792, Gundsømagle consisted of 34 farms.
The village began to grow in the 1960s and was selected as seat of the new
Gundsø Municipality Gundsø was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Roskilde county on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in East Denmark. 1 January 2007 the municipality of Gundsø merged with the municipality of Roskilde and the municipality of Ramsø as a ...
which was created in 1970 from a portion of Sømme herred,
Landmarks
Gundsømagle Church dates from about 1100. The interior is decorated with murals.
Hejnstrupgård is from 1780 and was listed in 1959.
Surroundings
The surroundings of Gundsømagle are known for their many
dolmen
A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...
s and small lakes.
References
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Cities and towns in the Øresund Region
Roskilde Municipality
Villages in Denmark