Drastrup (Essenbæk Parish)
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Drastrup is a village on the peninsula of
Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
, with a population of 28 (2010). It is a part of
Randers Municipality Randers Municipality (, ) is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 100,356 (as of 1. January 2025). Its mayor, since ...
in the
Central Denmark Region The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The refo ...
. The village is gradually becoming enveloped by the growth of
Assentoft Assentoft is a Denmark, Danish town on the peninsula of Jutland with a population of 3,956 in 2025. The town is located eight kilometers east of Randers,Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http: ...
.Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ ; etrieved 2016-07-22 p. 13


History


Prehistory

In the present Drastrup remains have been found of a
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from
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.


Early history

In
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place names the last particle ''-trup'' means ”secondary settlement”. Drastrup is known from September 16, 1465, when its
peasants A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer A farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials. The term usually applies to people who do some combination of raising f ...
were
tenant farmers A tenant farmer is a farmer or farmworker who resides and works on land owned by a landlord, while tenant farming is an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and mana ...
of
Essenbæk Abbey Essenbæk Abbey (') was a Benedictine monastery located in Essenbæk Parish eight kilometers east of Randers and 1.7 kilometers north of Assentoft, Denmark. History Early history The monastery was established by (Hvide), who was killed in ...
.


Modern history

After the
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, the king confiscated Essenbæk Abbey and its estate in 1540, and when Drastrup was acquired on August 22, 1661, from the king by Hans Friis, there were six farms in the village. Its location on
moraine A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and Rock (geology), rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a gla ...
hills shows that agriculture was prioritized there, but cattle were probably kept on the
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s below the village. On March 18, 1695, Hans Friis gave Essenbæk Home Farm (''Essenbæk Ladegård''), including adjoining estates, to his nephew Christian Friis, who on February 15, 1726, incorporated them into the
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of Tustrup. On October 30, 1782, the king gave permission for the sale of the estate, and Essenbæk Home Farm was sold at auction at Tustrup on December 18, 1783, to
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; the deed was signed on June 11, 1785. However, as early as June 10, 1787, he sold it to
Peter Severin Fønss Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...
and Johan Frederik Carøe.Nielsen, Niels; Skautrup, Peter; Mathiassen, Therkel (1963). ''J. P. TRAP: DANMARK. FEMTE UDGAVE''. ''REDIGERET AF NIELS NIELSEN • PETER SKAUTRUP • THERKEL MATHIASSEN. RANDERS AMT. BIND VII, 2''. Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, p. 848 In that year there were in Drastrup six farms, a
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and two houses, in which resided 87 people. Before the end of the following year the village was sold to the tenant farmers there,Nielsen, Niels; Skautrup, Peter; Mathiassen, Therkel (1963). ''J. P. TRAP: DANMARK. FEMTE UDGAVE''. ''REDIGERET AF NIELS NIELSEN • PETER SKAUTRUP • THERKEL MATHIASSEN. RANDERS AMT. BIND VII, 2''. Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, p. 847 who subdivided it among themselves. A newly built school was opened in Drastrup March 1, 1859, and Drastrup Co-operative Society (''Drastrup Brugsforening'') was established in 1900. In the village the Virring-Essenbæk Municipality and the Årslev-Hørning Municipality opened September 1, 1959, the Sønderhald hundred Central School (''Sønderhald herreds Forbundsskole''),Sørensen, Steffen (1999). ''Drastrup skole 1854-1960'' in ''Årsskrift 1999''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk forening for Sønderhald Kommune og Sønderhalds Egnsarkiv, p. 12 also called the Sønderhald School (''Sønderhaldskolen''),Idræts- og Kulturcenter Assentoft hallerne (2000). ''Assentoft hallerne 25 år 1975-2000''. Auning, Denmark; Djurs Gruppen, p. 3 and February 1, 1960, the previous school there was closed as such. Drastrup Co-operative Society was abolished in 1965, but in 1968 a sports ground and a clubhouse were constructed at the Sønderhald School. From February 28, 1973,Wandel, Lars U. (1975). ''Partiel byplanvedtægt nr. 2 SØNDERHALD KOMMUNE''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Miljøministeriet, pp. 2-4 the
Sønderhald Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Sønderhald municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in the former Aarhus County in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula ( Djurs) in central Denmark. It covered an area of 138 km2, and had a total popul ...
decided to expand the residential area of Assentoft East (''Assentoft Øst'') with ''inter alia'' parts of Drastrup, including the Sønderhald School, so that the village is becoming surrounded by Assentoft.Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ etrieved 2016-07-22 p. 13 However, the village environment, with several farm structures, is relatively well-preserved. File:Assentoft og omegn 1953-1976.png, Map from 1976 File:Assentoft og omegn 1980-2001.png, Map from 2001 File:Assentoft og omegn 2016.png, Map from 2016


Geography

The landscape in and around Drastrup is relatively flat, with few hills.Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/, pp. 10-11


References

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