Idestrup is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

some southeast of

Nykøbing Falster Nykøbing Falster (; originally named Nykøbing) is a southern Danish city, seat of the Guldborgsund ''kommune''. It belongs to Region Sjælland. The city lies on Falster, connected by the Frederick IX Bridge over the Guldborgsund (''Guldb ...

on the

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island of

Falster Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010.

. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,153.

History

Idestrup Church Idestrup is a town some southeast of Nykøbing Falster on the Denmark, Danish island of Falster. As of 2022, it has a population of 1,153. History Idestrup Church built in the Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style dates from the 12th centur ...

built in the Romanesque style dates from the 12th century. With its whitewashed walls, rounded windows and a red tiled roof it stands in the middle of the town. Other buildings of interest include the dairy from the late 19th century, the ''foramlingshus'' (community centre) from 1901 and the old people's home with a history going back to 1924. The town's development owes much to Edward Tesdorph, originally a farmer, who built a pump station to drain the area after a flood in 1872. He was behind the local high tension power station (1912) as well as the sugar refinery in Nykøbing. Various

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and

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...

finds have recently been made in and around Idestrup indicating that it has been inhabited for much longer than previously thought.

The town today

The town has a sports association, Idestrup-Væggerløse Idrætsforening, and Idestrup Hallen, a sports hall suitable for football, handball, gymnastics, badminton and tennis."Idestrup Hallen"
Retrieved 16 November 2012. There is also a library, food store and, since 2011, a new private school."Idestrup"
, Guldborgsund. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

Notable people

Edward Tesdorpf Edward Tesdorpf (7 September 1817 – 2 May 1889), was a German-Danish landowner, agricultural pioneer and sugar manufacturer. He became the owner of ten estates many of which were located in the Lolland-Falster area where he resided at Orupgaard n ...

(1817 – 1889 in

Orupgaard Orupgaard is a manor house located east of Nykøbing and north of Idestrup on the Danish island of Falster. With a history dating from the 13th century, Orupgaard today manages over of farmland and forest as well as an equestrian facility at Br ...

) a German-Danish landowner, agricultural pioneer and sugar manufacturer; buried in Idstrup cemetery * Czeslaw Kozon (born 1951 in Idestrup, Falster) the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen *

Mads Rasmussen Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen (born 24 November 1981 in Idestrup on Falster) is a Danish rower and double World Champion and Olympic Gold winner in the lightweight double sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist Hansen. Rasmussen and Quist p ...

(born 1981 in Idestrup on Falster) a Danish rower and double World Champion and Olympic Gold medal winner in the lightweight double sculls

References

External links

Idestrup, site from Guldborgsund Municipality
{{Towns of Guldborgsund Falster Cities and towns in Region Zealand Guldborgsund Municipality