Nymølle, Allerød Municipality Explained

Nymølle
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Denmark
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Capital Region
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Allerød
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:353[1]
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:55.8253°N 12.3022°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3540 Lynge

Nymølle is a village in the Parish of Uggeløse, Allerød Municipality, located approximately 28 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located three kilometres east of Lynge-Uggeløse and five kilometres west of Farum.

History

The name refers to a new windmill which was built at the site. The hamlet was located close to the old village of Vassingerød. The new, private Copenhagen-Slangerup Railway had a station in Vassingerød when in opened in 1906 but the station closed when the section from Farum to Slangerup was decommissioned in 1954.[2]

The extraction of natural resources, gravel and chalk, has played an important role in the local economy[3] but the Vassingerød-Nymølle area has always been sparsely populated and has locally been referred to as "Sibiria". In 1993, a plan was launched for the conversion of a former gravel pit at Nymølle into a recreational area.[4]

The population of Vassingerød passed under 200, making it disappear from Statistics Denmark's official statistics of "urban areas" (byområder) in Denmark.[2] In 2009, Nymølle's population passed 200 for the first time. As of 1 January 2020, Nymølle had a population of 350.

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas
  2. Web site: Stedet blev kaldt for Sibirien . Danish. sn.dk. 19 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Historien om Vassingerød og Nymølle. Danish. Allerødnyt. 19 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Fra grusgrav til naturområde. Danish. sn.dk. 19 September 2016.