Drastrup (Essenbæk Parish)
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Drastrup is a village on the peninsula of Jutland, with a population of 28 (2010).Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). Assentoft & Drastrup: Landsbyregistreringen 2011. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ ;[Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 2 It is a part of Randers Municipality in the Central Denmark Region. The village is gradually becoming enveloped by the growth of Assentoft.Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). Assentoft & Drastrup: Landsbyregistreringen 2011. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ ;[Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 13
History
= Prehistory =
In the present Drastrup remains have been found of a round barrow from antiquity.Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. Fund og Fortidsminder. http://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/47416/ {{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }};[Retrieved 2017-01-21]
= Early history =
In medieval place names the last particle -trup means ”secondary settlement”.Becker-Christensen, Christian; Widell, Peter (1992). Politikens NUDANSK ORDBOG. Copenhagen, Denmark: Politikens Forlag A/S. {{ISBN|87-567-5107-9}} (volume 1-2), p. 1117 Drastrup is known from September 16, 1465,Nordisk Forskningsinstitut (1998). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ {{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }};[Retrieved 2017-01-21] when its peasants were tenant farmers of Essenbæk Abbey.Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 7
= Modern history =
After the Reformation, the king confiscated Essenbæk Abbey and its estate in 1540,Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 11 and when Drastrup was acquired on August 22, 1661, from the king by Hans Friis, there were six farms in the village.West, F. J. (1908). Kronens Skøder: paa afhændet og erhvervet Jordegods i Danmark, fra Reformationen til Nutiden. Andet Bind. 1648-1688. Copenhagen, Denmark; Rigsarkivet, p. 101 Its location on moraine hills shows that agriculture was prioritized there, but cattle were probably kept on the meadows below the village.
On March 18, 1695, Hans Friis gaveHansen, Karl (1832). Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 102 Essenbæk Home Farm (Essenbæk Ladegård), including adjoining estates, to his nephew Christian Friis,Nielsen, Niels; Skautrup, Peter; Mathiassen, Therkel (1963). J. P. TRAP: DANMARK. FEMTE UDGAVE. REDIGERET AF NIELS NIELSEN • PETER SKAUTRUP • THERKEL MATHIASSEN. RANDERS AMT. BIND VII, 2. Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, p. 862 who on February 15, 1726, incorporated them into the entailed estate of Tustrup.Hansen, Karl (1832). Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 142 On October 30, 1782, the king gave permission for the sale of the estate, and Essenbæk Home Farm was sold at auction at Tustrup on December 18, 1783, to Christian Kallager; the deed was signed on June 11, 1785.Hansen, Karl (1832). Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 143
However, as early as June 10,Hansen, Karl (1832). Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 145 1787, he sold it to Peter Severin Fønss and Johan Frederik Carøe.Nielsen, Niels; Skautrup, Peter; Mathiassen, Therkel (1963). J. P. TRAP: DANMARK. FEMTE UDGAVE. REDIGERET AF NIELS NIELSEN • PETER SKAUTRUP • THERKEL MATHIASSEN. RANDERS AMT. BIND VII, 2. Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, p. 848 In that year there were in Drastrup six farms, a smallholding and two houses,Mehlsen, Ejnar (1919). Essenbæk Kloster in Aarbog udgivet af Randers Amts Historiske Samfund. Årgang 13. 52-60. Randers, Denmark: Randers Amts Historiske Samfund, p. 60 in which resided 87 people.Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 18 Before the end of the following year the village was sold to the tenant farmers there,Nielsen, Niels; Skautrup, Peter; Mathiassen, Therkel (1963). J. P. TRAP: DANMARK. FEMTE UDGAVE. REDIGERET AF NIELS NIELSEN • PETER SKAUTRUP • THERKEL MATHIASSEN. RANDERS AMT. BIND VII, 2. Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gads Forlag, p. 847 who subdivided it among themselves.Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 91
File:Drastrup Skole efter 1858.jpg
A newly built school was opened in Drastrup March 1, 1859,Sørensen, Steffen (1999). Drastrup skole 1854-1960 in Årsskrift 1999. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk forening for Sønderhald Kommune og Sønderhalds Egnsarkiv, p. 9 and Drastrup Co-operative Society (Drastrup Brugsforening) was established in 1900.Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, pp. 105-106
In the village the Virring-Essenbæk Municipality and the Årslev-Hørning Municipality opened September 1, 1959, the Sønderhald hundred Central School (Sønderhald herreds Forbundsskole),Sørensen, Steffen (1999). Drastrup skole 1854-1960 in Årsskrift 1999. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk forening for Sønderhald Kommune og Sønderhalds Egnsarkiv, p. 12 also called the Sønderhald School (Sønderhaldskolen),Idræts- og Kulturcenter Assentoft hallerne (2000). Assentoft hallerne 25 år 1975-2000. Auning, Denmark; Djurs Gruppen, p. 3 and February 1, 1960, the previous school there was closed as such. Drastrup Co-operative Society was abolished in 1965,Sønderhald Egnsarkiv. DRASTRUP BRUGSFORENING. Regnskab og jubilæum. https://arkiv.dk/vis/2165296 {{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }};[Retrieved 2017-01-21] but in 1968 a sports ground and a clubhouse were constructed at the Sønderhald School.
From February 28, 1973,Wandel, Lars U. (1975). Partiel byplanvedtægt nr. 2 SØNDERHALD KOMMUNE. Copenhagen, Denmark; Miljøministeriet, pp. 2-4 the Sønderhald Municipality decided to expand the residential area of Assentoft East (Assentoft Øst) with inter alia parts of Drastrup, including the Sønderhald School, so that the village is becoming surrounded by Assentoft.Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). Assentoft & Drastrup: Landsbyregistreringen 2011. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ [Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 13 However, the village environment, with several farm structures, is relatively well-preserved.
File:Assentoft og omegn 1953-1976.png|Map from 1976
File:Assentoft og omegn 1980-2001.png|Map from 2001
File:Assentoft og omegn 2016.png|Map from 2016
Geography
The landscape in and around Drastrup is relatively flat, with few hills.Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). Assentoft & Drastrup: Landsbyregistreringen 2011. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/, pp. 10-11