Smørumnedre is a town and suburban area situated in

Egedal Municipality Egedal Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 42,297 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Karsten Søndergaard, a member of the Liberal Party (''Venstre'') politic ...

in the northwestern outskirts of

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and forms part of Copenhagen's

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. The original village has merged with the neighbouring villages of

Måløv Måløv is a suburb within Ballerup Municipality, closely attached to Smørumnedre approx. 20 km. west of Copenhagen, in the Capital region, with a population of 8,787 (2022). The suburb is made up by single-family houses and a housing proje ...

in Ballerup Municipality and

Jonstrup Jonstrup is a suburban neighbourhood situated in Furesø Municipality on the west side of Hareskoven forest in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village has merged with the neighbouring villages of Måløv in Ballerup ...

in Furesø Municipality to form an

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with a population of 20,657 (1 January 2022). The small and relatively undisturbed village of Smørumovre ("Upper Smørum") is located about 500 metres to the west of Smørumnedre while Lille Smørum("Little Smørum") refers to a group of scattered farms to the south. The three localities are collectively referred to as Smørum.

History

The name Smørum is first recorded in

Canute IV Canute IV ( – 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy ( da, Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (''Sankt Knud''), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086. Canute was an ambitious king who sought to strengthen the Danish monarchy ...

's gift letter to the Bishop of Lund from 1085. The first part of the name means "Butter" (Danish: Smør) while the suffix -rum means "place". The village of Smørumnedre was originally smaller than the neighbouring village of Smørumovre but it was expanded with large areas of single family detached housing in the 1960s and 1970s. It was formerly the seat of Ledøje-Smørum Municipality which was merged with Ølstykke Municipality to form Egedal Municipality.

Economy

Oticon, a major manufacturer of hearing aids, has its headquarters in Smørumnedre. The building was inaugurated in 2005.

Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in nine countries, and affiliates or offices in five countries. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder ...

opened Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center in Måløv in 1991 and now houses 2,300 employees. A new building, Diabetes Research House, broke ground in 2014 and will be completed in 2016 at an expected cost of DKK 750 million.

Sport

The local football club is Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold which plays in

Danmarksserien The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group ar ...

. They play their home games at Smørum Park and Ledøje Stadium. Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold is part of Ledøje-Smørum Idrætsforening. Smørum Golf Club is based to the south of Smørumnedre.

Smørumovre

Smørumovre boasts a well-preserved village environment. The village originally consisted of two rows of farms situated to the north and south of a

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with a small pond. The village green was later built over with various buildings, including a forge, an inn workshops and residences for field workers and craftsmen. The old school, which overlooks the pond, is now home to Ledøje-Smørum Local Historic Archives. Located on the eastern outskirts of Smørumovre, Smørum Church dates from c. 1170. The murals in the chancel and nave date from c. 1500. The manor house

Edelgave Edelgave is a manor house situated just southwest of Smørumnedre, Egedal Municipality, 20 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The current main building was designed by Andreas Kirkerup and is listed. History 17th century The area ...

is situated in the southwestern corner of the village. It was built in 1782-91 by Andreas Kirkerup. Image:Nordenskirker Smoerum(01).jpg, Smørum Church Image:Smørumovre - den gamle skole.JPG, The old school in Smørumovre Image:Edelgade 2.JPG,

Transport

Smørumnedre is served by two stations on the Frederikssund radial of the

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network.

Måløv station Måløv station is a station in Måløv on the Frederikssund radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. Måløv station was built by Det sjællandske Jernbaneselskab (the Railway Company of Zealand, now Danish State Railways) and o ...

is served by the C and H trains and

Kildedal station Kildedal station is a station on the Frederikssundbanen, Frederikssund radial of the Copenhagen S-train, S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station opened on 25 November 2000 in expectation of nearby urban development. It is still surroun ...

is served by the C trains. Frederikssundsvej passes Smørumnedre on its way from north-western Copenhagen to Frederikssund.

Notable people

* Martin Albrechtsen (born 1980) a Danish footballer who plays for Værebro Boldklub, he grew up in Smørumnedre *

Lasse Petry Lasse Petry Andersen (born 19 September 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who played as midfielder. Career Petry was born in Smørumnedre, and played football during his youth for his local club Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold, before moving on ...

(born 1992 in Smørumnedre) a Danish footballer who plays centre midfielder for FC Nordsjælland

References

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