Aastrup, Falster Explained

Official Name:Aastrup
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Denmark Falster
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location on Falster
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Zealand (Sjælland)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Guldborgsund
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Coordinates:54.8492°N 12.0856°W

Aastrup is a little village in eastern Falster, Denmark, located 6km (04miles) southwest of Stubbekøbing.[1] Aastrup Church, built in the Romanesque style, has frescos from the 13th and 15th century.[2]

The first documented reference to the village dates from 1419 when it was called Østrup.[3]

From 1908 to 1965, the Stubbekøbing–Nykøbing railway (Stubbekøbingbanen) went through Aastrup, 4.2 km from Stubbekøbing, where there was a station with a ticket office and a siding.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Maps. Google Maps.
  2. http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Maribo_1345-1358_02.pdf Kirsten Weber-Andersen, Otto Norn, Aage Roussell, Gertrud Købke Knudsen, "Tingsted Kirke"
  3. http://historiskatlas.dk/%C3%85strup_(489) "Åstrup"
  4. http://www.jernbanen.dk/pbaner.php?s=114 "Stubbekøbing - Nykøbing - Nysted Banen (Stubbekøbingbanen)"
  5. http://evp.dk/index.php?page=2---stationer-stubbekobing---nykobing-f "2 - Stationer: (Stubbekøbing) - Nykøbing F."