Spentrup is a town in East Jutland, with a population of 2,351 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from
Statistics Denmark
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Spentrup Parish
Spentrup is a town in East Jutland, with a population of 2,351 (1 January 2022),Spentrup Church
Spentrup is a town in East Jutland, with a population of 2,351 (1 January 2022),village center.
The town is especially known for being
Steen Steensen Blicher
Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark.
Biography
Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly rela ...
's hometown from 1825 until his death in 1848. Therefore, both the school and the local scout group are named after Blicher.
Facilities
, Blicher School had 598 students, divided into 0-9th grades in 2-3 tracks. Blichers Children's Village SFO is an after-school activity for 0-3rd grade. Randers Youth School has teams running at Blicher School. The first Spentruphal was built in 1980, but has been continuously renovated. Hall 2 is from 2008, and in 2009 the sandwich bar was renovated and a gym/fitness area established. The halls are used for many sports, especially by the city's sports association Spentrup IF and by the city's badminton club, SBK.
The listed
Hvidsten Inn
Hvidsten Inn ( da, Hvidsten Kro) is a historic, listed inn, formerly a coaching inn located in Hvidsten between Randers and Mariager.
Today the inn consists of five buildings of which the oldest is the travellers stable from 1790.
A notable inn ...
, home to the famous
Hvidsten Group
The Hvidsten Group (Danish: ''Hvidstengruppen'') was a Danish resistance group during World War II named after the Hvidsten Inn between Randers and Mariager in Jutland where it was formed.
History
The Hvidsten Group became connected to the res ...
during World War II, is located northwest of the town.
In addition, there are:
Kindergarten
Private kindergarten
Crèche
Childminders
SuperUssen
Net
Solar center
Car wash
Hairdressers
Medical center
Dentist
Masseur
Physiotherapist
Pizzeria
Takeaway
Yarn shop
Thrift store
History
The equestrian school
One of
Frederik IV
Frederick IV (Danish: ''Frederik''; 11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V of Denmark-Norway and his wife Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.
Early life
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's ''
rytterskole {{Use dmy dates, date=May 2012
A rytterskole (English: ''rider school'' or ''cavalry school'') was a type of school erected in Denmark in the years 1721–1727 for the education of common children. The schools were located in 12 cavalry districts es ...
r'' ("rider schools" or "cavalry schools") was built in Spentrup in 1722. In 1890 it was supplemented by a '' pogeskole'' for the smallest children. A stable building constructed in 1918 was converted into classrooms in 1959, and in 1964 the teacher's residence was also converted into classrooms. The ''rytterskole'' was replaced by the newly built Blicher School on 1 August 1969 and thus came to serve as a school for 248 years, which is longer than any other ''rytterskole''. The king's sandstone board with the reason for setting up the schools still sits on the façade and has never been moved from there, which is also quite unique. The school is located on Stationsvej 42 and is now a private residence.
Steen Steensen Blicher
The writer
Steen Steensen Blicher
Steen Steensen Blicher (11 October 1782, Vium – 26 March 1848 in Spentrup) was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark.
Biography
Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly rela ...
was a priest in Spentrup from 1825 to 1847 and is buried in the town's
churchyard
In Christian countries a churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church, which is usually owned by the relevant church or local parish itself. In the Scots language and in both Scottish English and Ulster-Scots, this can also ...
. He lived in the
manse
A manse () is a clergy house inhabited by, or formerly inhabited by, a minister, usually used in the context of Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and other Christian traditions.
Ultimately derived from the Latin ''mansus'', "dwelling", from '' ...
, which was built in 1794-95 and was listed in 1918. Malvina's House, originally a tenant's residence for the vicarage, is named after Blicher's youngest daughter, who lived there. The house is decorated as a memorial for Blicher. The church, the vicarage and Malvina's House, together with the equestrian school, provide a fine historical environment by the gadekær (the artificial body of water in the middle of the village).
The station town
Spentrup had a train station on the Randers-Hadsund Railway (1883-1969). The station was built between Spentrup and the older neighboring village of Jennum, from each. The village of Spentrup grew together with the settlement that originated around the station, but Jennum is still a village of about 80 inhabitants, and according to the municipal plan it should not grow together with Spentrup.
In 1901 Spentrup is described as follows: "''Spentrup'' med Kirke, Præstegd., Skole, Sparekasse (opr. 1871...), Kro, Jærnbane- og Telegrafst." The measuring table sheet from the 19th century also shows a midwife's house, and that from the 1900s shows a Mission House that still exists and is now a second-hand shop.
The station had bypass/loading tracks. The station building is preserved on Bane Alle 2 B. From here, the track's tracé is preserved as a path of to Dronningborg Sports Center. Northeast of Spentrup in the direction of Hald, of tracé is preserved to Spentrupvej, but a little less accessible.
The municipality
Spentrup Parish, which belonged to Nørhald Herred (one of the
hundreds of Denmark In the period preceding the Municipal Reform of 1970, Denmark was divided into around 170 hundreds (Danish: herred, plural: herreder). In the timeframe 1793 through 1970, each parish was functioning as a municipality within their respective hundre ...
), was part of 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 le ...
single-family detached home
A stand-alone house (also called a single-detached dwelling, detached residence or detached house) is a free-standing residential building. It is sometimes referred to as a single-family home, as opposed to a multi-family residential dwelling ...
s from the mid-1960s and especially during the 1970s. It quickly overtook the municipality seat of Fårup as the municipality's largest city and became one of the largest satellite cities for Randers. In 2007, Purhus Municipality became part of Randers Municipality.