Nørre Farup

Nørre Farup
Western entrance to the village
Western entrance to the village
Nørre Farup is located in Denmark
Nørre Farup
Nørre Farup
Nørre Farup, Denmark
Coordinates: 55°21′16″N 8°43′59″E / 55.354444°N 8.733056°E / 55.354444; 8.733056
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark (Syddanmark)
MunicipalityEsbjerg
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Postal code
6760

Nørre Farup is a village on the peninsula of Jutland. It is a part of Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark.

History

Name

The first particle far- is believed to be an Old Norse word which meant “ferry [station]”, and the last particle -rup is derived from the Old Danish word thorp,[1] which meant “secondary settlement”.

The name Nørre Farup (Norfarthrop; Northern Farup) is known from 1352, about the same time that the village Lille Farup (Lillæfarthorp) on the opposite side of[2] Ribe River[3] acquired the name Sønder Farup (Synderfarthorp; Southern Farup), but the name Nørre Farup does not seem generally used until the 1800s.[4] On a cadastral map from 1868 the village is yet mentioned as Farup (Fardrup) in Nørre Farup Parish (Nørre Fardrup Sogn), on a cadastral map from 1887 as Farup (Fardrup) in Farup Parish (Farup Sogn), and first on a cadastral map from 1907 as Nørre Farup in Farup Parish.[5]

Early history

The parish Farup (Fardrup) is known from 1045, but the village Farup (Fartorp) is known first from the second half of the 1200s.

Modern history

January 14th, 1814, a Cossack, who was patrolling in Nørre Farup after foreign troops invaded Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars, was murdered there. The local Hans Hansen Bundesen admitted during questioning that he shot the Cossack in the back and the back of the head because the Cossack with his lance threatened him and his father, and both were therefore taken to Haderslev. What since happened to them is, however, not known.[6]

Since the Middle Ages there were in the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein several enclaves, i.e. farms or villages, which were owned by the Danish Monarchy. If a farm or village was owned by the Danish Monarchy, the laws and regulations of the Danish Monarchy applied, while the regulations of the Duchies applied for the other areas.[7] In Nørre Farup some of the village was part of Riberhus Judicial District,[8] which was of the Danish Monarchy,[9] and other was part of Kalvslund Hundred,[10] which was of the Duchy of Schleswig.[11] April 1st, 1867, however, the whole village became a part of Ribe Hundred.[12]

Geography

Nørre Farup lies on the geest-edge, i.e. the border between marsh and geest, and has preserved the distinct character of circular village around a village green, clearly defined against the surrounding landscape.[13]

Notable people from Nørre Farup

References

  1. ^ Department of Nordic Research (2020). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-14]
  2. ^ Department of Nordic Research (2020). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16]
  3. ^ Sørensen, M. K. (1880). Samlinger til JYDSK HISTORIE OG TOPOGRAFI. VIII. BIND: 1880-81., Aalborg, Danmark: DET JYDSKE HISTORISK-TOPOGRAFISKE SELSKAB, p. 8
  4. ^ Department of Nordic Research (2020). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16]
  5. ^ Danish Geodata Agency (2020). Historiske kort på nettet. https://hkpn.gst.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16]
  6. ^ Museum of Southwest Jutland (2017-03-28). Om gravhøje, russiske kosakker og et drab i Nr. Farup. https://sydvestjyskemuseer.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/om-gravhoeje-russiske-kosakker-og-et-drab-i-nr-farup/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16]
  7. ^ The Kongeå Path (2020). Den kongeriske enklave. http://www.kongeaastien.dk/da/content/den-kongerigske-enklave/ [Retrieved 2020-08-18]
  8. ^ Gribsvad, Frode; Hvidtfeldt, Johan (1944). Oversigt over Jurisdiktionsforholdene, Aabenraa, Denmark: Danish National Archives, p. 205
  9. ^ Trap, J. P. (1860). Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Danmark. Speciel Deel. Andet Bind. II. Følgende 4 Amter af Nørre-Jylland., Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gad, p. 1011
  10. ^ Gribsvad, Frode; Hvidtfeldt, Johan (1944). Oversigt over Jurisdiktionsforholdene, Aabenraa, Denmark: Danish National Archives, p. 205
  11. ^ Trap, J. P. (1860). Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Danmark. Speciel Deel. Andet Bind. II. Følgende 4 Amter af Nørre-Jylland., Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gad, p. 1011
  12. ^ Esbjerg Municipality (2020). Da Kalvslund Sogn blev delt mellem to lande. https://xn--grnsesti-k0a.dk/historier-fra-stien/graensedragningen-1864/da-kalvslund-sogn-blev-delt-mellem-to-lande/ [Retrieved 2020-08-17]
  13. ^ HistoriskAtlas.dk (2020) Farup Kirkeby, Kærbøl og Nørre Farup. https://historiskatlas.dk/@55.3586630,8.7342190,16z/ [Retrieved 2020-08-21]