History Høsterkøb



a bog peat cutters. høsterkøb, painting fritz petzholdt 1820s


after reformation, when crown confiscated land owned church, høsterkøb came under hørsholm estate. lasted until 1760s when queen sophie magdalene introduced first danish agricultural reforms.


strategically located near king s road hørsholm (hørsholm kongevej), village had own inn @ least 17th century. villagers better off in in other nearby villages. area known production of fruit, cherries, , vegetables sold on market in copenhagen. on period of several hundred years, area used harvesting peat. outbreak of plaque in 1711 killed hundred residents, half of høsterkøb s population. proximity copenhagen made høsterkøb popular country retreat in 20th century.








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