Søllerød

Søllerød is a suburban district of Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village, one of the oldest in the area, is perched on Søllerød Hill on the south side of Søllerød Lake. It merged with the neighbouring village of Øverød to the north and the modern district of Holte to the southwest in the middle of the 20th century and now forms part of the Greater Copenhagen area.

Most of the local landmarks are concentrated in a well-preserved village environment centred on the old village pond and on Søllerødvej (Søllerød Road). They include the medieval Søllerød Church, with a scenic cemetery, the famous Søllerød Inn, now a one-star Michelin restaurant, the old country house Mothsgården, now a local history museum, and a number of other 18th and 19th-century landmarks.

The name Søllerød, originally Sylueruth (1321-23), is derived from the male name Sylfa and -rød, meaning clearing (rydning). Søllerød Church was built on the top of Søllerød Hill in about 1175, showing that a village was already present at the site at that time. The extensive parish reached all the way from Furesø Lake in the west to the Øresund coast in the east. Søllerød Inn was opened by the pastor of Søllerød Church after he had obtained a license from the king in 1677.

Due to its proximity to Copenhagen, Søllerød, together with other localities in the area, became a popular location for well-to-do citizens from Copenhagen to acquire a country estate. The four largest properties in the village were Søllerødgård, Fogedgården, Carlsminde and Mothsgården.

The villagers originally got their water supply from Søllerød Lake or for superior quality from Suhm's Spring in Øverød. Søllerødgaard had its own well from 1740 and a well was dug at the rectory in 1848, catering also to the school, which was located between the church and the rectory. In 1867, the owners of Søllerødgaard, Fogedgården, Carlsminde and Mothsgården constructed a new public water well next to the village pond.

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