Ordrup
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Ordrup is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located circa north of the city centre.
Ordrup is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located circa north of the city centre.
History
1860 1900
The area began to change after the opening of the Klampenborg Railway made the area more accessible from 1863. The first school in Ordrup opened on 1 May 1867. It was followed by the Catholic boys' school St. Andrew's College in 1873. The school had its own church. The school and church were built by Polly Berling, the owner of Ordruphøj, who had converted to Catholicism in 1869. A Protestant parish church was built a few years later.
20th century
and Ordrup School in 1956 Ordrup developed into a suburb as the farmland was built over with single family detached homes and apartment buildings in the first half of the 20th century.
Landmarks
Places of interest include the art museum of Ordrupgaard and Ordrup Church completed in 1876. Ordrup Asyl opened in the 1860s and is still in use as a daycare.
Transport
Ordrup railway station built in 1924 is on the Klampenborgbanen S-train radial line providing service to Copenhagen.
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