Havdrup

{{Infobox settlement   | name = Havdrup | other_name = | native_name =  | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto =  | image_skyline = Havdrup Kirke Roskilde Denmark 2.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Havdrup church in the small village of <br /> ''Gammel Havdrup'' | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Denmark#Denmark Region Zealand | pushpin_label_position =right | pushpin_map_caption =Location in Denmark | pushpin_mapsize =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Denmark | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Zealand (''Sjælland'') | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Solrød  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title =Mayor | leader_name = | established_title = Established | established_date = | established_title2 = City charter | established_date2 = | established_title3 = Current municipality | established_date3 =  | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = 2.3 | area_metro_km2 =  | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_urban = 4531 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = Gender <ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1st January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> | population_blank1 = 2250 males and 2281 females  | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|55.54512|12.1165|region:DK|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_ft =  | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = DK-4622 Havdrup | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Havdrup''' is a small railway town straddling the boundary between Solrød and Roskilde municipalities, some 30 km southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. Havdrup station serves the Little South railway line between Roskilde and Køge. Havdrup had a population of 4,531 (1 January 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</ref> The original village, now known as ''Gammel Havdrup'', is located about 3 km to the east of the modern railway town.

==History== The name Havdrup is first documented in 1265 as ''Havertorp''. The name is derived from the male name Havard and the suffix -torp.<ref name=Gyldendal>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Sj%C3%A6lland/Havdrup|title=Havdrup|publisher=Gyldendal|accessdate=21 January 2015|language=Danish}}</ref>

Havdrup railway station was built in 1870 as part of the new Zealand South Line between Copenhagen and Næstved as well as the ferries to Falster at Masnedø. The location 3 km to the west of the village was selected so that the new station would also serve the Risbyholm estate.<ref name=Gyldendal/>

==Notable people== * Lars Emil Bruun (1852 in Ulvemose Huse – 1923) a Danish merchant and numismatist * Aage Rasmussen (1889 – 1983 in Havdrup) a Danish photographer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Category:Cities and towns in Roskilde Municipality