Store Magleby Explained

Store Magleby
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Pushpin Map:Denmark
Pushpin Label Position:right
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Capital (Hovedstaden)
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Dragør
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Allan Holst
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:2000
Timezone:Central Europe Time
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:55.5961°N 12.6353°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5

Store Magleby is a Danish town, seat with Dragør of the Dragør Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population in 2009 was 2,000.[2]

History

Traces of an early Iron Age settlement from about the year 200 AD have been found just south east of Store Magleby Church. In 1521 Christian II invited Dutch-speaking families (from especially Nieuwpoort and Mechelen in present-day Belgium)[3] to settle in the parish and grow vegetables. On arrival they received existing farms. It is used to be thought that they came from Waterland, but nowadays it is believed the origins of at least some of the settlers lay elsewhere in the present-day Netherlands or even Flanders. Dutch continued in use in the village until the early 19th century, and it is still colloquially named Hollænderbyen ('Dutch town'). Fires destroyed the town and farms in 1658 (Swedish Wars),1809 and 1821. Most were rebuilt in the village, but several moved out to the fields and are still seen in the open countryside.[4]

Geography

Store Magleby is located in the southern side of the island of Amager, close to Maglebylille, Dragør and Tårnby. It lies close to Copenhagen and to its urban area.

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Notes and References

  1. [GTOPO30]
  2. http://www.statistikbanken.dk/BEF44 Statistikbanken Table BEF44
  3. Book: Colot, Pierre . History of the Relations Between Belgium and Denmark . 1984 . 15–16.
  4. http://www.dragoer.dk/page1215.aspx Dragør Municipality's website
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360673/ IMDb Database