| Blovstrød | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Denmark#Denmark Capital Region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Capital Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allerød |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1.44 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Urban: | 3004 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 55.8692°N 12.3847°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3450 Allerød |
Blovstrød is a small town and parish in Allerød Municipality, North Zealand, located some 30 km 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 derived from the male name Blawæsti (Sorte-Væsti) while the suffix -rød means "clearing".[2] 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 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.[3] It had an extensive 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 Allerød 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 Allerød 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.
Local retail includes a Netto store, a REMA 1000 and a bakery.
A district plan for a new neighbourhood on the west side of Kongevejen was adopted by Allerød Municipal Council in March 20165. It covers an area of approximately 24.4 hectares.[4]
The former brickyard site, located south of Sortedamvej, was part of the Europan 11 programme. The competition was won byMette Blankenberg and Eyrun Margret Stefansdottir.[5] A district plan for the area was adopted in January 2016. The site covers a total area of approximately 22 hectares of which just under 16 hectares are transferred to "urban zone" and approximately 360 new homes will be built in the area.[6]
Allerød station is located on the Hillerød radial of the S-train network and is served by the E trains. The distance from Blovstrød to the station is just under two kilometres. A paved and illuminated path, Ejnars Sti, provides a connection for pedestrians and cyclists.
Sandholmgårdsvej connects Blovstrød to Hørsholm and the Helsingør Motorway to the east.