Blovstrød
| Blovstrød | |
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Blovstrød Church
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 Blovstrød
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| Coordinates: 55°52′09″N 12°23′05″E / 55.86917°N 12.38472°ECoordinates: 55°52′09″N 12°23′05″E / 55.86917°N 12.38472°E | |
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 Denmark
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| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipality | Allerød |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,202 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 3450 Allerød |
Blovstrød is a small town and parish in Allerød Municipality, North Zealand, located some 30 north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The town is situated on the east side of Lyngby Kongevej, 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.
Blovstrød is first mentioned in 1265 as Blaustruth. The first part of the name may be derrived 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 which was given to Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow as her personal property by king king Frederick IV. The village was the site of a roadside inn.
Blovstrød Brickyard was established in 1860 and grew to become one of the largest brickyards in Northern Europe. It had an extensice network of industrial railway tracks to several clay pits in the area.
The old school was demolished and a new one was built in 1938. Blovstrød began to grow with new areas of single family detached homes in the 1950s. The western part of the parish, with the town of Blovstrød, became part of Amllerød Municipality in the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform while the eastern part of the municipality became part of Hørsholm Municipality. The factory closed in 1982.
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 village pond ]]. Blovstrød is home to two primary schools, the public Blovstrød School and the private Blovstrød Privatskole. The Sandholm 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.
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