Skævinge
Skævinge | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Skævinge Church | |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Region | Vapital Region |
| Municipality | Roskilde |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 2,559 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (GMT) |
| Postal code | 3390 Hundested |
Skævinge is a town with a population of 2,559 (1 January 2015)[1] and a former municipality (Danish, kommune) in Hillerød municipality in Region Sjælland in the northern part of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The former Skævinge municipality covered an area of 68 km², and had a total population of 6,046 (2005).
On January 1, 2007 Skævinge municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged into existing Hillerød municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 191 km² and a total population of ca. 43,337.
Geography
Strø Bjerge, North Zealand's largest esker, is located a few kilometres to the west of Skævinge. The area includes Vibjerg and Lundebakke. Arresø, Denmark's largest lake, is located 4.5 kilometres to the north.
History
The name is first documented in 1211-14 as Skeping. The first part of the name may be derived from Old Danish skap , meaning "something excavated'. The suffix -inge is frequently seen in Danish toponyms.[2]
Skævinge was a village of considerable size in the Middle Ages but later shrunk and the parishes of Skævinge and Gørløse were therefore merged. The civil parish of Skævinge-Gørlse was formed in the 1840s. The opening of the Hillerød-Frederiksvværk Railway in 1897 brought new development to the town and by the 1940s Skævinge was by far the largest village in the area between Hillerød, Frederiksværk and Frederikssund.[3]
The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform merged Skævinge-Gørløse with the civil parishes of Strø and Store Lyngby under the new new Skævinge Municipality. It was incorporated in Gillerød Municipality in 2007.[3]
Landmarks
Sjævinge Church dates from the 12th century. It is known for its large 16th-century mural of Ogier the Dane. Skævinge Rectory is from 1846–52. It consists of four detached wings with timber framing and thatched roofs and was listed in 1971.[4] Another old village church, Strø Church, is situated about 1 kilometer to the south of Skævinge. Øllingegaard, an organic farm dairy, is located on the southeast side of town.
Kornmarkskolen is a public primary school with 709 pupils (2015). Retail stores include a Super Brugsen and a Netto.
Transport
Skævinge station is located on the Frederiksværk Railway between Hillerød and Hundested
External links
References
- ^ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Skævinge" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Skævinges historie — kort fortalt" (in Danish). Skævinges Lokalråd. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Sag: Skævinge Præstegård" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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