Gundsømagle is a town located two kilometres east of
Jyllinge
Jyllinge is a town located on the eastern shores of Roskilde Fjord, midway between Roskilde and Frederikssund, Roskilde Municipality, some 40 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original fishing village is surrounded by large areas of Singl ...
and
Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of
Roskilde Municipality, approximately 40 kilometres west of
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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.
History
Gundsømagle is mentioned (as Guthensø; 1376 ''Gundesiø maklæ'') in a letter from Bishop
Absalon
Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of De ...
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
Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Is ...
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 (), refers to the northeastern part of the Danish island of Zealand. The Danish tourist authorities have recently introduced the term Danish Riviera to cover the area in view of its increasing importance for to ...
, 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 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 Megalith#Tombs, megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000 ...
s and small lakes.
References
External links
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Cities and towns in Roskilde Municipality
Villages in Denmark