# Assentoft

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'''Assentoft''' is a [Danish](/source/Denmark) town on the peninsula of [Jutland](/source/Jutland) with a population of 3,956 in 2025.<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark)</ref> The town is located eight kilometers east of [Randers](/source/Randers),<ref name=":0">Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ [Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 4</ref> and is a part of the Randers Municipality in the Central Denmark Region.

== History ==

=== Prehistory ===
In Assentoft, remains of e.g. a [round barrow](/source/round_barrow) with a grave from the [Stone Age](/source/Nordic_Stone_Age), two round barrows from [antiquity](/source/Ancient_history), a settlement from the late [Bronze Age](/source/Nordic_Bronze_Age), and another settlement which seems to have been inhabited from the late Stone Age to the late [Iron Age](/source/Iron_Age_Scandinavia) have been found.<ref>Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen. ''Fund og Fortidsminder''. ''http://www.kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Kort/?bbox=567835.991866584,6253046.06217988,574515.991866584,6259726.06217988&point=571175.991866584,6256386.06217988'' [Retrieved 2016-07-24]</ref>

==== Name ====
In place names, the last syllable, ''-toft,'' means "the adapted", and refers to an area in which a house is built. A [toft](/source/toft_(disambiguation)) was therefore potentially an area specified for settlement by a farm owner in a [village](/source/village). Names with ''-toft'' are mainly from the [Viking Age](/source/Viking_Age), as there are many names with ''-toft'' in [England](/source/England) and [Normandy](/source/Normandy).<ref>Becker-Christensen, Christian; Widell, Peter (1992). ''Politikens NUDANSK ORDBOG.'' Copenhagen, Denmark: Politikens Forlag A/S. {{ISBN|87-567-5107-9}} (volume 1-2), p. 1113</ref>

In settlement names with ''–toft'', the first part of the name is often a [Nordic](/source/Nordic_countries) first name<ref name=":1">Gyldendal. ''–toft'' in ''Den Store Danske'' http://denstoredanske.dk/Sprog,_religion_og_filosofi/Sprog/Navne/Stednavnes_orddele/-toft [Retrieved 2016-07-24]</ref>—in this case perhaps ''Asgun''.<ref>Gyldendal. ''Assentoft'' in ''Den Store Danske''. http://denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Jylland/Jylland_-_byer/Assentoft [Retrieved 2016-07-22]</ref> However, in some cases, the first part refers to animals, terrain, or vegetation,<ref name=":1" /> and the first part of Assentoft's name is probably the [Old Danish](/source/Old_Norse) word ''æsking'', which means "[ash stand](/source/Fraxinus)".<ref>Becker-Christensen, Christian; Widell, Peter (1992). ''Politikens NUDANSK ORDBOG.'' Copenhagen, Denmark: Politikens Forlag A/S. {{ISBN|87-567-5107-9}} (volume 1-2), p. 324</ref> An inhabitant of Assentoft is also supposedly called an Esking.<ref>Gyldendal. ''Essenbæk Kloster'' in ''Den Store Danske''. http://denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/Nordens_middelalderark%C3%A6ologi/Essenb%C3%A6k_Kloster [Retrieved 2016-08-24]</ref>

=== Early history ===
[[File:Gamle Essenbæk Kirke i ca. 1865.jpg|left|thumb|[Old Essenbæk Church](/source/Essenb%C3%A6k_Church) in ca. 1865.<ref>Nielsen, Allan Berg (1984). ''Essenbæk gamle kirke'' in ''Årsskrift 1984''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk forening for Sønderhald Kommune og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, p. 20</ref>]]In the era of the [Hundreds of Denmark](/source/Hundreds_of_Denmark), [Haldherred](/source/S%C3%B8nderhald_Hundred)<ref name=":2">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, pp. 841-842</ref> built the church Essenbæk (Eskingbec)<ref name=":3">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</ref> in approximately the 12th century CE<ref>Mejlsø, Jørgen; Jørgensen, Johannes Liingaard; Kristiansen, Karsten (2011). ''DANSKE FORTIDSMINDER''. http://www.fortidsmindeguide.dk/Essenbaek-Kirke.ma003.0.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419021537/http://www.fortidsmindeguide.dk/Essenbaek-Kirke.ma003.0.html |date=2016-04-19 }} [Retrieved 2016-07-22]</ref> in the middle of [Essenbæk Parish](/source/Essenb%C3%A6k_Parish), which was an annex of [Virring Parish](/source/Virring_Parish).<ref name=":4">Weitemeyer, Harald (1901). ''J. P. TRAP: KONGERIGET DANMARK. TREDJE OMARBEJDEDE UDGAVE. UNDER MEDVIRKNING AF V. FALBE-HANSEN OG H. WESTERGAARD. UDARBEJDET AF H. WEIETMEYER. FJERDE BIND. HJØRRING, THISTED, AALBORG, VIBORG OG RANDERS AMTER''. Copenhagen, Denmark: Universitstsboghandler G. E. C. Gad., p. 925</ref> Most of Essenbæk Parish was [tenured](/source/Land_tenure) to [Essenbæk Abbey](/source/Essenb%C3%A6k_Abbey),<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 7</ref> and as of March 9, 1467, Essenbæk Farm (Æskinbechgard; ''Essenbækgård'') has stood by the church.<ref>Nordisk Forskningsinstitut (1998). ''Danmarks Stednavne''. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2016-10-22]</ref>

=== Modern history ===
thumb|Essenbæk Farm (left) and Essenbæk Mill (middle) in 1921.
After the [Reformation in Denmark](/source/Reformation_in_Denmark%E2%80%93Norway_and_Holstein), the king confiscated Essenbæk Abbey and its estate in 1540,<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 11</ref> and established Assentoft (Assentofftt) in 1579.<ref>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, pp. 847-848</ref> When Essenbæk Farm and Essenbæk Mill (Essenbech Møllested; ''Essenbæk Mølle'') were acquired on August 22, 1661 from the king by [Hans Friis](/source/Hans_Friis_of_Clausholm), there were 10 farms, four [smallholdings](/source/smallholdings) and five houses in Assentoft.<ref>Laursen, Laurs Rasmus (1892). ''Kronens Skøder: paa afhændet og erhvervet Jordegods i Danmark, fra Reformationen til Nutiden''. Copenhagen, Denmark; C. A. Reitzel, p. 101</ref> The town's location on [moraine](/source/moraine) hills reveals that [agriculture](/source/agriculture) was prioritized there, and [cattle](/source/cattle) were probably kept on the [meadow](/source/meadow)s below the town.<ref name=":0" />

On March 18,<ref>Hansen, Karl (1832). ''Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 102</ref> 1695, Hans Friis gave Essenbæk Home Farm (''Essenbæk Ladegård'') and its adjoining estates to his nephew Christian Friis,<ref>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</ref> who incorporated them into the [entailed estate](/source/entailed_estate) of [Tustrup](/source/Tustrup_(H%C3%B8rning_Parish)) on February 15, 1726.<ref>Hansen, Karl (1832). ''Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 142</ref> In 1739, the estate owner established a school in Assentoft,<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 23</ref> but on October 30, 1782, the king gave permission to sell the estate. Essenbæk Home Farm was sold at auction at Tustrup December 18, 1783 to [Christian Kallager](/source/Christian_Kallager), and on June 11, 1785, the deed was signed.<ref>Hansen, Karl (1832). ''Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 143</ref>

On June 10,<ref>Hansen, Karl (1832). ''Danske Ridderborge, beskrevne tildeels efter utrykte Kilder''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Hofboghandler Beekens Forlag, p. 145</ref> 1787, Kallager sold it to [Peter Severin Fønss](/source/Peter_Severin_F%C3%B8nss) and [Johan Frederik Carøe](/source/Johan_Frederik_Car%C3%B8e_(mayor)).<ref name=":5">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</ref> Essenbæk Farm was sold again in 1789 to [Niels Christensen Kutsch](/source/Niels_Christensen_Kutsch),<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 80</ref> and during the next year, Assentoft was sold<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 13</ref> to the [tenant farmers](/source/tenant_farmers) in the village.<ref>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</ref> When they divided it among themselves on July 15, 1790, there were nine whole farms, two half farms, four smallholdings, and four houses in Assentoft.<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, pp. 16-17</ref>

Within each pastorage, a main [parish](/source/parish) and its annex(es) were established in 1803, and were called a [municipal](/source/municipal)<ref>Blangstrup, Christian (1922). ''Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Anden Udgave. Bind XXI:Schinopsis-Spektrum''. Copenhagen, Denmark; A/S J. H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel, p. 885</ref> [parish](/source/Parish_(administrative_division)),<ref>Blangstrup, Christian (1922). ''Salmonsens konversationsleksikon. Anden Udgave. Bind XXI:Schinopsis-Spektrum''. Copenhagen, Denmark; A/S J. H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel, p. 888</ref> which from January 1, 1868<ref>Christensen, Harry (1976). ''Danske landkommuner 1842-1970''. Viborg, Denmark; Landsarkivet for Nørrejylland, p. 5</ref> was called parish municipality.<ref>Christensen, Leif (2010). ''Sogneforstanderskab – sogneforstander – sogneråd – sognerådsformand''. http://helec.dk/Sogneforstanderskab%20og%20sogneraad.pdf [Retrieved 2016-08-15], p. 3</ref> One of the municipalities was the [Virring-Essenbæk Municipality](/source/Virring-Essenb%C3%A6k_Municipality), which included Assentoft.<ref name=":3" />

left|thumb|The schools from 1840 (top) and 1907 (bottom).
thumb|Essenbæk Church in ca. 1901.<ref>Weitemeyer, Harald (1901). ''J. P. TRAP: KONGERIGET DANMARK. TREDJE OMARBEJDEDE UDGAVE. UNDER MEDVIRKNING AF V. FALBE-HANSEN OG H. WESTERGAARD. UDARBEJDET AF H. WEIETMEYER. FJERDE BIND. HJØRRING, THISTED, AALBORG, VIBORG OG RANDERS AMTER''. Copenhagen, Denmark: Universitstsboghandler G. E. C. Gad, p. 922</ref>
In 1840, a new and larger school was built in the village.<ref name=":7">Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 25</ref> The decrepit church in Essenbæk Parish was torn down in the autumn of 1865,<ref>Nielsen, Allan Berg (1984). ''Essenbæk gamle kirke'' in ''Årsskrift 1984''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk forening for Sønderhald Kommune og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, p. 17</ref> and on November 28, 1869, the consecration of a new<ref name=":5" /> [Essenbæk Church](/source/Essenb%C3%A6k_Church) in Assentoft occurred.<ref name=":4" /> At that time, the village was growing north of the [highway](/source/highway).<ref name=":6">Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 18</ref>

In Assentoft, the Savings and Loans Bank of Virring and Essenbæk Parishes (''Virring og Essenbæk Sognes Spare- og Laanekasse'') was established in 1871.<ref name=":3" /> To provide medical assistance for its members,<ref name=":8">Newspaper article in Sønderhald Egnsarkiv (1971). ''Formuen var 50 rigsdaler''.</ref> the Craftmen's Society of Essenbæk Parish (''Essenbæk Sogns Haandværkerforening'') was established on March 6 of the same year,<ref name=":9">Bestyrelsen for Essenbæk Sogns Haandværkerforening (1906). ''LOVE for Essenbæk Sogns Haandværkerforening''. Ørsted, Denmark; Ørsted Bogtrykkeri</ref> and in the summer of 1889, the society built<ref name=":10">Byriel, Ellen (2014). ''Assentoft Kro'' in ''Årsskrift 2014''. Auning, Denmark; Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald, p. 41</ref> the Foundation of the Craftmen's Society of Essenbæk Parish (''Essenbæk Sogns Haandværkerforenings Stiftelse''),<ref name=":9" /> which was known as Assentoft's [village hall](/source/village_hall); it included a [taproom](/source/taproom),<ref>Byriel, Ellen (2014). ''Assentoft Kro'' in ''Årsskrift 2014''. Auning, Denmark; Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald, pp. 40-41</ref> a gathering hall, and six free<ref>Fritfelt, Salomon J. (1956). ''Vort Sogns Historie i 100 Aar''. http://www.vortsognshistorie.dk/record.aspx?ref=050055&hitno=&browse=yes&showfields [Retrieved 2016-08-20], p. 55</ref> [retirement home](/source/retirement_home)s.<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Denmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, p. 63</ref> Assentoft Waterworks (''Assentoft Vandværk'') was established on May 15, 1895.<ref>Assentoft Vandværk. ''Historie''. http://www.assentoftvand.dk/OM-VANDV%C3%86RKET/Historie.aspx{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [Retrieved 2016-07-22]</ref>

left|thumb|Storegade in ca. 1920, with Assentoft Co-operative Society's store nearest on the right.
On January 26, 1900, the Assentoft Cooperative Society (''Assentoft Brugsforening'') was established; its newly built store opened for sale on July 1 of the same year.<ref>Assentoft Brugsforening (2000). ''Assentoft Brugsforening 100 år''. Auning, Denmark; Djurs Gruppen, p. 2</ref> In 1907, a newer and larger school was built in the village,<ref name=":7" /> and Essenbæk Mill, which was rebuilt after a fire on April 23, 1889,<ref>Mariager, Rasmus (1937). ''ESSENBÆK SOGNS HISTORIE: SAMLET OG UDGIVET AF R. Mariager''. Odder, Danmark; Duplikeringsbureauet, s. 86
</ref> was torn down in 1922.<ref>Sønderhald Egnsarkiv. ''ESSENBÆK MØLLE STOD PÅ FORHØJNINGEN TIL HØJRE FOR VEJEN''. https://www.arkiv.dk/vis/2165944 [Retrieved 2016-08-14]</ref>

On July 23, 1937, [motorcycle racing](/source/motorcycle_racing) occurred for the first time on the Volk Mill (''Volk Mølle'') hills at Essenbæk Farm. The racetrack was ca. 300 meters long with a steep elevation, and motorcycles were converted on site to race there.<ref>Sørensen, Poul Erik (2006). ''Volk Mølle bakker'' in ''Årsskrift 2006''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, pp. 20-23</ref> In 1939, the Assentoft Sports Club (''Assentoft Idrætsforening'') was established and has participated in [series football](/source/Football_in_Denmark) ever since.<ref name=":11">SIF Assentoft. ''SIF Historien''. http://jac9636.wix.com/assentoft#!historie/c1viv {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507020831/http://jac9636.wix.com/assentoft#!historie/c1viv |date=2016-05-07 }} [Retrieved 2016-07-22]</ref>

All motorcycling races were suspended while the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) was fought, but in 1946, [hill climbing](/source/Motorcycle_racing) for motorcycles was raced on the Volk Mill hills. From that time, many of the races on the track could attract 10,000-20,000 spectators. In 1949, the only Danish hill climbing championship was raced there. thumb|The motocross track on Volk Mill hills in 1955<ref>Sørensen, Poul Erik (2006). ''Volk Mølle bakker'' in ''Årsskrift 2006''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, p. 21</ref>
[Motocross](/source/Motocross) was first raced on Volk Mill hills on April 20, 1951. The track raced on was 750 meters long. In the autumn of 1954, a 2,500-meter-long track was approved by an international track inspection, and on August 28, 1955, [Motocross des Nations](/source/Motocross_des_Nations) was raced there with 24 participants and ca. 40,000 spectators.<ref>Sørensen, Poul Erik (2006). ''Volk Mølle bakker'' in ''Årsskrift 2006''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, pp. 21-30</ref> The first photograph elected as the [World Press Photo of the Year](/source/World_Press_Photo_of_the_Year) shows a race participant that crashed on the track.<ref>The World Press Photo Foundation (2000). ''A competitor tumbles off his motorcycle during the Motorcross World Championship at the Volk Mølle race course.'' http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1955/world-press-photo-year/mogens-haven {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003104419/http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/1955/world-press-photo-year/mogens-haven |date=2016-10-03 }} [Retrieved 2016-10-22]</ref>
left|thumb|The village hall (left) and Essenbæk House (right) in the 1960s.
During 1954, there were no retirement homes in the village hall, as they were outmoded,<ref name=":8" /> but on November 6, 1957, the new Essenbæk House (''Essenbækhus'') was opened as a retirement home<ref>Sønderhald Egnsarkiv. ''"ESSENBÆKHUS" PENSIONISTBOLIG, STOREGADE 60, ASSENTOFT''. https://www.arkiv.dk/vis/2165850 [Retrieved 2016-08-14]</ref> in the village hall's previous kitchen garden.<ref name=":10"/>
[[File:Volk Mølle banen i 1956.jpg|thumb|The European motocross championship's final on Volk Mill hills September 2, 1956.<ref>Legendre, Antoine (2016). ''Ce titre Européen vaut bien un titre Mondial.'' http://motocross-history.com/article.php?type=edito&titre=Ce%20titre%20Europ%C3%A9en%20vaut%20bien%20un%20titre%20Mondial [Retrieved 2016-10-22]</ref>]] 
In the 1950s and 1960s, several national and international motocross races, including world championships and both European and Danish championships, occurred on the Volk Mill hills, and [trials](/source/Motorcycle_trials) occurred on the hills from the beginning of the 1960s.<ref>Sørensen, Poul Erik (2006). ''Volk Mølle bakker'' in ''Årsskrift 2006''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, pp. 28-33</ref> The village's first [single-family home](/source/Single-family_detached_home) neighborhoods were also established at the start of the 1960s; they were built near the western part of Assentoft.<ref name=":12">Randers Kommune (2013). ''Kommuneplan Randers 2013''. http://kommuneplan.randers.dk/dk/planens_indhold/centerbyer/assentoft/assentoft_02.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919213732/http://kommuneplan.randers.dk/dk/planens_indhold/centerbyer/assentoft/assentoft_02.htm |date=2016-09-19 }} [Retrieved 2016-07-22]</ref> Assentoft Sports Club was united with the Langkastrup Gymnastics Association (''Langkastrup Gymnastikforening'')<ref name=":11" /> as Sønderhald Sports Club (''Sønderhald Idrætsforening'') on April 25, 1964.<ref>Idræts- og Kulturcenter Assentoft hallerne (2000). ''Assentoft hallerne 25 år 1975-2000''. Auning, Denmark; Djurs Gruppen, p. 14</ref>

In 1966, the Savings and Loans Bank of Virring and Essenbæk Parishes was acquired by the [Savings Bank for Randers Town and Environs](/source/Sparekassen_Kronjylland) (''Sparekassen for Randers By og Omegn''),<ref>Sparekassen Kronjylland. ''HISTORISKE MILEPÆLE''. https://sparkron.dk/om-sparekassen/garantsparekasse/541-historiske-milepaele {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822032536/https://sparkron.dk/om-sparekassen/garantsparekasse/541-historiske-milepaele |date=2016-08-22 }} [Retrieved 2016-08-20]</ref> and in 1968, the village hall was sold; it was refashioned as Assentoft Inn (''Assentoft Kro'').<ref name=":10" /> That same year, the last race with spectators occurred on Volk Mill hills, and in 1969, the last training race occurred there.<ref>Sørensen, Poul Erik (2006). ''Volk Mølle bakker'' in ''Årsskrift 2006''. Auning, Denmark: Lokalhistorisk Forening for Sønderhald og Sønderhald Egnsarkiv, p. 37</ref>

Virring-Essenbæk Municipality was superseded on April 1, 1970 by [Sønderhald Municipality](/source/S%C3%B8nderhald_Municipality),<ref>Norddjurs Kommune. ''Historie''. http://www.norddjurs.dk/norddjurs/generel-information-om-norddjurs/historie {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919065141/http://www.norddjurs.dk/norddjurs/generel-information-om-norddjurs/historie |date=2016-09-19 }} [Retrieved 2016-08-20]</ref> and on November 11, 1970, it decided to establish the [residential area](/source/residential_area) of Assentoft East (''Assentoft Øst'') by Essenbæk Farm.<ref>Frandsen, Niels (1972). ''Partiel byplanvedtægt nr. 1 SØNDERHALD KOMMUNE''. Randers, Denmark; Niels Frandsen, landinspektør, pp. 2-5</ref> After February 28, 1973, the municipality decided to expand its residential area with parts of the nearby village ([Drastrup](/source/Drastrup_(Essenb%C3%A6k_Parish))) such as the Sønderhald School (''Sønderhaldskolen''),<ref>Wandel, Lars U. (1975). ''Partiel byplanvedtægt nr. 2 SØNDERHALD KOMMUNE''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Miljøministeriet, pp. 2-4</ref> which is now nearly surrounded by Assentoft.<ref name="ipaper.ipapercms.dk">Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ [Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 13</ref>

The Sønderhald School was built from June to October, 1975, and a [sports hall](/source/Leisure_centre), Assentoft Gymnasium (''Assentofthallen''), was opened for use on October 25 of the same year.<ref>Idræts- og Kulturcenter Assentoft hallerne (2000). ''Assentoft hallerne 25 år 1975-2000''. Auning, Denmark; Djurs Gruppen, pp. 3-5</ref> The Essenbæk School (''Essenbækskolen'') was built near the Sønderhald School in 1979.<ref name=":14">Arkitektfirmaet Gorm Nielsen m.a.a. (2012). ''Folkeskolernes fysiske rammer 2012''. http://docplayer.dk/12734806-Soenderhaldskolen-i-dag-kaldet-bc-skolen-bestaar-af-tre-parallelle-klassefloeje-i-en-etage-der-bindes-sammen-af-lave-tvaerbygninger-indeholdende.html [Retrieved 2016-07-24], p. 2.1</ref> A second sports hall was built in Assentoft and opened on November 14, 1980. A [community center](/source/community_centre) added to the Assentoft Gymnasiums (''Assentofthallerne,'' which the two sports halls are collectively called) was opened for use in the spring of 1981.<ref>Idræts- og Kulturcenter Assentoft hallerne (2000). ''Assentoft hallerne 25 år 1975-2000''. Auning, Denmark; Djurs Gruppen, p. 6</ref>
 
On November 12, 1986, Randers Municipality decided to establish the industrial area of Virkevangen in Assentoft East,<ref>Christensen, Inga (1987). ''LOKALPLAN 102B SØNDERHALD KOMMUNE''. Randers, Denmark; Retten i Randers, p. 3</ref> and in 1989, the Sønderhald School and the Essenbæk School were united as the Assentoft School (''Assentoftskolen'').<ref name=":14" /> Sønderhald Sports Club became SIF Assentoft in June 2011.<ref>SIF Fodbold Assentoft. ''OM KLUBBEN''. http://fodboldsif.mono.net/om-klubben {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005092139/http://fodboldsif.mono.net/om-klubben |date=2016-10-05 }} [Retrieved 2016-08-20]</ref> <gallery mode="slideshow" caption="The growth of Assentoft " widths="120">

File:Assentoft og omegn 1842-1899.png|Map from 1899
File:Assentoft og omegn 1901-1971.png|Map from 1971
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
</gallery>

=== Demography ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="8" |Population
|-
|1787
|106<ref name=":6" />
|1984
|2,204<ref>Skotte, Anne Marie; Frørup, Ebbe; la Cour, Aage (1986). ''Statistisk Årbog 1986''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0677-5}}, p. 22</ref>
|1999
|2,265<ref>Brøndum, Birgitte; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl; Olesen, Poul Erik (1999). ''Statistisk årbog 1999''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-1070-5}}, p. 49</ref>
|2012
|3,311<ref name=":18">Danmarks Statistik. ''BY1: Folketal 1. januar efter byområde, alder og køn''. http://www.statistikbanken.dk/BY1 [Retrieved 2016-08-23]</ref>
|-
|1938
|Ca. 350<ref>Christensen, Inga (1990). ''LOKALPLAN 141 SØNDERHALD KOMMUNE''. Randers, Denmark: Retten i Randers, p. 16</ref>
|1985
|2,241<ref>la Cour, Aage; Skotte, Anne Marie; Frørup, Ebbe; Olesen, Poul Erik (1987). ''Statistisk årbog 1987''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0703-8}}, p. 22</ref>
|2000
|2,325<ref>Agerskov, Ulla; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl (2000). ''Statistisk Årbog 2000''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-1125-6}}, p. 53</ref>
|2013
|3,360<ref name=":18" />
|-
|1960
|535<ref>Hansen, Svend A.; Buch, Poul; Jensen, John Bjerregaard (1962). ''Statistisk Årbog 1961''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik, p. 16</ref>
|1986
|2,265<ref>Frørup, Ebbe; Andersen, Jette; Skotte, Anne Marie; Olesen, Poul Erik; Schneidermann, Tina (1988). ''Statistisk årbog 1988''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0719-4}}, p. 22</ref>
|2001
|2,380<ref name=":13">Agerskov, Ulla; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl (2001). ''Statistisk Årbog 2001''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-1190-6}}, p. 50</ref>
|2014
|3,383<ref name=":18" />
|-
|1965
|743<ref>Pedersen, Edvard; Pockendahl, Elly (1967). ''Statistisk Årbog 1967''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik, p. 15</ref>
|1989
|2,376<ref name=":16">Frørup, Ebbe; Bisgaard, Margrethe; Olesen, Poul Erik; Hermann, Anne (1991). ''Statistisk årbog 1991''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0807-7}}, p. 46</ref>
|2002
|2,415<ref name=":13" />
|2015
|3,387<ref name=":18" />
|-
|1970
|1,136<ref>Hjulsager, Kristian (1973). ''Statistisk Årbog 1973''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87 501 0242 7}}, p. 8</ref>
|1990
|2,373<ref name=":16" />
|2003
|2,406<ref name=":13" />
|2016
|3,427<ref name=":18" />
|-
|1976
|1,779<ref>Olsen, N. O. Coops; Skotte, Anne Marie (1979). ''Statistisk Årbog 1979''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0460-8}}, p. 4</ref>
|1992
|2,306<ref>Frørup, Ebbe; Bisgaard, Margrethe; Olesen, Poul Erik; Hermann, Anne (1993). ''Statistisk årbog 1993''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0870-0}}, p. 49</ref>
|2004
|2,465<ref>Sonne, Philip; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl (2005). ''Statistisk Årbog 2005''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-1457-3}}, p. 49</ref>
|
|
|-
|1979
|2,041<ref name=":19">Vesselbo, Eyvind; Skotte, Anne Marie (1982). ''Statistisk Årbog 1982''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0543-4}}, p. 4</ref>
|1994
|2,268<ref>Frørup, Ebbe; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl; Olesen, Poul Erik; (1996). ''Statistisk årbog 1996''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0959-6}}, p. 61</ref>
|2006
|2,734<ref>Gunnersen, Stefan Jul; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl (2007). ''Statistisk Årbog 2007''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|978-87-501-1611-0}}, p. 31</ref>
|
|
|-
|1981
|2,185<ref name=":19" />
|1996
|2,235<ref>Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl; Olesen, Poul Erik(1997). ''Statistisk årbog 1997''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0984-7}}, p. 46</ref>
|2008
|2,981<ref>Gunnersen, Stefan Jul; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl (2008). ''Statistisk Årbog 2008''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|978-87-501-1673-8}}, p. 33</ref>
|
|
|-
|1982
|2,200<ref name=":19" />
|1997
|2,238<ref name=":17">Brøndum, Birgitte; Bisgaard, Margrethe Pihl; Olesen, Poul Erik (1998). ''Statistisk årbog 1998''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-1022-5}}, p. 45</ref>
|2010
|3,205<ref name=":18" />
|
|
|-
|1983
|2,188<ref>Vesselbo, Eyvind; Skotte, Anne Marie (1985). ''Statistisk Årbog 1985''. Copenhagen, Denmark; Danmarks Statistik. {{ISBN|87-501-0653-8}}, p. 15</ref>
|1998
|2,210<ref name=":17" />
|2011
|3,262<ref name=":18" />
|
|
|}

== Geography ==
thumb|View across Randers Fjord from Volk Mill hills.
Most of Assentoft's northern rim lies<ref name=":12" /> on the top of a ca. 50 meters high slope between [riverine](/source/riverine) meadows and moraine hills south of [Randers Fjord](/source/Randers_Fjord). Assentoft's [erosion gullies](/source/Gully)<ref name=":0" /> are wooded, and [promontories](/source/promontory) are used for the growth of the town. However, certain parts of the town lie on steep plots closely surrounded by wood and meadows,<ref>Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ [Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 2</ref> and [roe deer](/source/roe_deer) can be seen grazing in gardens nearby. From the town's southern side, the flatter moraine landscape is seen.<ref name=":0" />

== Infrastructure ==
The [infrastructure](/source/infrastructure) in Assentoft consists primarily of residential streets. The town's residential areas east of the [Grenå Road](/source/Gren%C3%A5vej_(Randers_Municipality)), which is south of Assentoft, relieve Storegade, which is also characterized as residential street.<ref name=":20">Stadsarkitektens Kontor (2011). ''Assentoft & Drastrup:'' ''Landsbyregistreringen 2011''. http://ipaper.ipapercms.dk/RandersKommune/MiljoogTeknik/stadsarkitekten/Landsbyregistering2011/AssentoftogDrastrup/ [Retrieved 2016-07-22], p. 5</ref>

== Business ==
The town contains [services](/source/Service_(economics)), [industries](/source/Industrial_sector),<ref name="ipaper.ipapercms.dk"/> and some [retail stores](/source/retail) along Storegade.<ref name=":20" />

[Assentoft Silo A/S](/source/Assentoft_Silo),<ref>Nielsen, Bodil Damgaard (2006). ''En silokrønike''. Assentoft; Denmark. {{ISBN|87-991553-0-3}}, p. 63</ref> which produces [low-oxygen steel silos](/source/Silo),<ref>Nielsen, Bodil Damgaard (2006). ''En silokrønike''. Assentoft; Denmark. {{ISBN|87-991553-0-3}}, p. 39</ref> was established in the summer of 1940.<ref>Nielsen, Bodil Damgaard (2006). ''En silokrønike''. Assentoft; Denmark. {{ISBN|87-991553-0-3}}, p. 15</ref>

== Education ==
The Assentoft School is the largest state school in Randers Municipality, having 750 pupils (2013).<ref>Assentoftskolen (2013). ''Assentoftskolens uddannelsesplan for lærerstuderende på 1. årgang''. https://praktik.via.dk/laerer-silkeborg/Uddannelsesplaner/Assentoftskolen.pdf [Retrieved 2016-07-24], p. 3</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [Michael Aastrup Jensen](/source/Michael_Aastrup_Jensen) (born 1976), politician, Mayor of Randers Town Council in 2002, aged 26.

==References==
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Category:Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region
Category:Randers Municipality

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