What is the population of Assentoft, Central Denmark?

Assentoft has a population of approximately 3,505 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Assentoft, Central Denmark located?

Assentoft is located in Central Denmark, Denmark, at approximate coordinates 56.4435°, 10.1520°.

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Assentoft

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Assentoft

Total population

3,505

Elevation41 m

Coordinates56.44°, 10.15°

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Elevation

41 m

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Overview

Assentoft is a Danish town on the peninsula of Jutland with a population of 3,985 in 2026. The town is located eight kilometers east of Randers, and is a part of the Randers Municipality in the Central Denmark Region.

History & geography

History

In Assentoft, remains of e.g. a round barrow with a grave from the Stone Age, two round barrows from antiquity, a settlement from the late Bronze Age, and another settlement which seems to have been inhabited from the late Stone Age to the late Iron Age have been found. In place names, the last syllable, -toft, means "the adapted", and refers to an area in which a house is built. A toft was therefore potentially an area specified for settlement by a farm owner in a village. Names with -toft are mainly from the Viking Age, as there are many names with -toft in England and Normandy. In settlement names with –toft, the first part of the name is often a Nordic first name—in this case perhaps Asgun. However, in some cases, the first part refers to animals, terrain, or vegetation, An inhabitant of Assentoft is also supposedly called an Esking. In the era of the Hundreds of Denmark, Haldherred built the church Essenbæk (Eskingbec) in approximately the 12th century CE in the middle of Essenbæk Parish, which was an annex of Virring Parish. Most of Essenbæk Parish was tenured to Essenbæk Abbey, and as of March 9, 1467, Essenbæk Farm (Æskinbechgard; Essenbækgård) has stood by the church. After the Reformation in Denmark, the king confiscated Essenbæk Abbey and its estate in 1540, and established Assentoft (Assentofftt) in 1579. When Essenbæk Farm and Essenbæk Mill (Essenbech Møllested; Essenbæk Mølle) were acquired on August 22, 1661 from the king by Hans Friis, there were 10 farms, four smallholdings and five houses in Assentoft. The town's location on moraine hills reveals that agriculture was prioritized there, and cattle were probably kept on the meadows below the town. 1695, Hans Friis gave Essenbæk Home Farm (Essenbæk Ladegård) and its adjoining estates to his nephew…

Geography

Most of Assentoft's northern rim lies and roe deer can be seen grazing in gardens nearby. From the town's southern side, the flatter moraine landscape is seen.

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