Gadstrup is a

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located on the

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railway between

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

and

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, in

Roskilde Municipality Roskilde municipality ( da, Roskilde kommune) is a municipality in Region Sjælland, 30 km west of Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. The biggest city is Roskilde, the municipality covers an area of 212 ...

, some 20 km southwest of

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History

The name Gadstrup is first documented in 1176 as ''Gadstorp'' (1257 ''Garsthorp''). In 1568, prebend of Gadstrup, one of the six

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s associated with the cathedral chapter in Roskilde, owned six farms in Gadstrup as well as three in Ramsølille and one in Viby. Our Lady's Abbey also owned property in the village at this point. In 1682, Gadstrup consisted of 6 farms and one house. In 1808, it consisted of seven farms but in 1838 only of four farms, probably because some of the farms had moved out of the village. Gadstrup station opened on the 4. October 1870, serving the new Zealand South Line between Copenhagen and the ferries to

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by way of

and

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. This led to the development of a new district located on fields which previously belonged to the village Salløv in the neighbouring parish of Snoldelev. In 1924, with the opening of the

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leg of the current South Line, Gadstrup station was reduced to a station of local importance.

Landmarks

Gadstrup Church was built in about year 1100. Only the nave survive from the original limestone church. The tower is from about 1400. The Romanesque chancel was replaced by the current Gothic one in about 1500 when the nave was extended to the east. Ramsø Hallen is the local sports venue. Gadstrup School is the local primary school.

Business park

Gadstrup Business Park (''Gadstrup Ethvervspark'') is located north of the town. Companies in Gadstrup includes the DLG timber company, JMW-elteknik and the construction firms A. & B. Andersen and PI Entreprenørfirma. In January 2014, DSV purchased an 80,000 square metres site with the intention of building a 40,000 sqm logistics terminal on the land. Copenhagen Airport Roskilde is located immediately to the east of the town.

Surrounding

The Gadstrup area comprises the villages Snoldelev, Vor Frue, Darup, Kamstrup, Tjæreby, Skalstrup, Brordrup, Hastrup and Salløv. The protected natural area Ramsødalen continues west for six kilometres to the town of Øm in

Lejre Municipality Lejre Municipality is a municipality in Region Zealand. The current municipality was established on 1 January 2007 as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merging the former Lejre Municipality with Bramsnæs Mun ...

. A hiking trail runs through the area. Two observation towers are located along the route, one of them at Ramsømagle Lake.

Notable people

Emil Vinjebo Emil Nygaard Vinjebo (born 24 March 1994) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Major results ;2011 : 5th Overall Regio-Tour : 9th Overall Liège–La Gleize ;2012 : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Regio-Tour : 4th Overall Tour ...

(born 1994 in Gadstrup) a Danish cyclist

References

External links

{{Commons Cities and towns in Region Zealand Cities and towns in the Øresund Region Roskilde Municipality