Jonstrup is a suburban neighbourhood situated in

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on the west side of Hareskoven forest in the northwestern outskirts of

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. The original village has merged with the neighbouring villages of

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Ballerup Municipality Ballerup Kommune () is a municipality ( da, kommune) in ''Region Hovedstaden'' on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It is located approximately 15 kilometers from central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34.0 ...

and

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to form an

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with a population of 20,657 (2022). The neighbourhood is separated from

by Mølledalen, Møllemosen, and Værebro å.

History

A textile factory was built in the village in the middle of the 18th century. It was destroyed in a fire in 1778 but reopened after being rebuilt in 1781. In 1809, it was converted into a teachers' academy, Jonstrup Seminarium, which moved to new premises in

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in 1955. Conviently located close to the

Værløse Air Base Værløse Air Base (Danish language, Danish: Flyvestation Værløse) is a former Royal Danish Air Force air base located just south of Værløse, Furesø Municipality, 20 kilometres northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Its ICAO code is EKVL. ...

, the buildings in Jonstrup were then acquired by the Danish military and converted into the new

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. It moved to the nearby

Jonstrup Camp The Jonstrup Camp ( Danish: Jonstruplejren) is a military installation in Ballerup Municipality in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is home to the Royal Danish Air Force Officers School, Royal Danish Airforce Library and ''F ...

(''Jonstruplejren'') in 1995. In 1998,

Værløse Municipality Værløse was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') consisting of only ''one'' parish also named Værløse in the former Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 34 km2, ...

acquired the building and converted it into a primary school.

Notable people

Jens Ernst Wegener Jens Ernst Wegener (5 October 1781 - 15 October 1846) was a Danish educator and pedagogical writer. He was principal of Jonstrup Seminarium outside Copenhagen from 1819- to 1838. He was the father of painter Gustav Theodor Wegener. Early life ...

(1781-1846) an educator and pedagogical writer, principal of Jonstrup Seminarium, 1819 to 1838 *

Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen Hans Christian Cornelius Mortensen (27 August 1856 – 7 June 1921) was a Danish teacher and ornithologist. He was the first to employ bird ringing for scientific purposes. Mortensen was born in Jonstrup on the island of Zealand, Denmark. Af ...

(1856 in Jonstrup – 1921) a Danish teacher and ornithologist, the first to employ bird ringing for scientific purposes

References

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