Blovstrød is a small town and parish in

Allerød Municipality Allerød Kommune is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 67 km2, and has a population of 25,867 (1 January 2022). Its mayor is Karsten Längeric ...

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, located some 30 km north of

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. The town is situated on the east side of

Lyngby Kongevej Secondary route 201 ( Danish: Sekundærrute 201) is a numbered road in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of Lyngby Omfartsvej, a motorway bypass avoiding Lyngby Hovedgade (Lyngby Main Street), and Kongevejen which links ...

, approximately one kilometre east of Lillerød and Allerød station. Two new neighbourhoods, Ny Blovstrød and Teglværkskvarteret, are planned on the west side of Lyngby Kongevej.

History

Early history

Blovstrød is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Blaustruth''. The first part of the name may be derived from the male name ''Blawæsti (Sorte-Væsti) while the suffix -rød means "clearing". The area was from the early Middle Ages crown land and in 1700 Blovstrød was one of the parishes that were placed under

Hirschholm Palace Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 1740s and, one of the finest buildings of its time, i ...

which was given to

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as her personal property by king Frederick IV. The village was the site of a roadside inn.

19th century

Blovstrød Brickyard was established in 1860 and grew to become one of the largest brickyards in Northern Europe. It had an extensive network of industrial railway tracks to several clay pits in the area.

20th century

The old school was demolished and a new one was built in 1938. Blovstrød began to grow with new areas of

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s in the 1950s. The western part of the parish, with the town of Blovstrød, became part of

in the

1970 Danish Municipal Reform The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last ...

while the eastern part of the municipality became part of Hørsholm Municipality. The factory closed in 1982.

Landmarks

Blovstrød Church is a Romanesque ville church. The nave and chancel dates from before 1200. Next to the church is the parish house. Little remains of the original village but the

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. Blovstrød is home to two primary schools, the public Blovstrød School and the private Allerød Privatskole. The

Sandholm Sandholm is an estate in the parish of Blovstrød, Allerød Municipality some 30 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. History The Sandholm estate traces its history back to 1653 when Captain Christian Vendelboe constructed a house at the site. ...

estate to the east of Blovstrød has a history that dates back to the 13th century. It is now part of the Høvelte-Sandholm-Sjælsø military grounds. Høvelte Barracks is home to the Royal Danish Life Guards. Local retail includes a Netto store, a REMA 1000 and a bakery.

Development projects

A district plan for a new neighbourhood on the west side of Kongevejen was adopted by Allerød Municipal Council in March 20165. It covers an area of approximately 24.4 hectares. The former brickyard site, located south of Sortedamvej, was part of the Europan 11 programme. The competition was won by Mette Blankenberg and Eyrun Margret Stefansdottir. A district plan for the area was adopted in January 2016. The site covers a total area of approximately 22 hectares of which just under 16 hectares are transferred to "urban zone" and approximately 360 new homes will be built in the area.

Transport

Allerød station is located on the Hillerød radial of the

S-train The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...

network and is served by the E trains. The distance from Blovstrød to the station is just under two kilometres. A paved and illuminated path, Ejnars Sti, provides a connection for pedestrians and cyclists. Sandholmgårdsvej connects Blovstrød to

Hørsholm Hørsholm () is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers most of Hørsholm Municipality and straddles the borders neighbouring Fredensborg Municipality and Rudersdal Municipality. Hørsholm pro ...

and the

Helsingør Motorway Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the norther ...

to the east.

Notable people

* Hans Pilgaard (born 1963) a Danish journalist and television host *

Søren Rasted Søren Nystrøm Rasted (born Søren Rasted on 13 June 1969) is a Danish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He plays keyboards, guitar and sings backing vocals. He is a member of the Danish-Norwegian Eurodance group Aqua. Musical ...

(born 1969 in Blovstrød) a Danish musician, singer, songwriter and record producer IMDb Database
retrieved 03 July 2020 *

Carsten Fredgaard Carsten Fredgaard (born 20 May 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His position was on the left, mainly as midfielder, but could also act both as a fullback or a winger. He has played for a number of cl ...

(born 1976 in Blovstrød) a former Danish footballer with over 250 club caps * Lotte Friis (born 1988 in Blovstrød) a swimmer, bronze medalist in the 800 metre freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics *

Julius Johansen Julius Johansen (born 13 September 1999) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and won gold at the 2017 UCI Roa ...

(born 1999 in Blovstrød) a Danish professional racing cyclist

References

External links

Vintage photos

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