Glostrup

History

The village of Glostrup was established some time between 1000 and 1197 and is named after its founder Glob. The village is first mentioned between 1186 and 1197 as Glostorp, but Glostrup church is from around 1150, indicating that a well-established community was already found at the site at this point. Most of the privately owned land came under Roskilde Cathedral over the next couple of centuries but was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation in 1536. Sources from 1682 indicate that the soil in the area was quite fertile as the village consisted of eight farms and 13 houses. Most of the smallholders worked for the farmers. In 1773, when the new Roskilde Road was constructed between Copenhagen and Roskilde was constructed, it became the main road of the area. In 1847, Glostrup station opened as one of the original intermediate stations on the new railway line from Copenhagen to Roskilde, Denmark's first. Glostrup changed character and the population grew significantly during the last decades of the century. A poorhouse was established in 1862 and it was followed by a pharmacy in 1864, a new school in 1876 and telephone connection in 1886. An increasing number of industrial enterprises also established in the area. Lever Brothers opened a soap factory in 1924. In 1958, Glostrup Hospital opened in the northern part of the town.

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  57,689
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  52,725
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  50,255
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  48,911
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  46,499
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  45,491
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  45,444
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  41,114

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2026-05-20
  7 km WSW of Bjæverskov, Denmark
• M 4.3 — 2008-12-16
  7 km NW of Skurup, Sweden
• M 2.6 — 2005-03-16
  13 km NNW of Kalundborg, Denmark
• M 2.8 — 2005-03-03
  29 km E of Ebeltoft, Denmark
• M 3 — 2005-02-03
  29 km NNW of Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark
• M 3 — 2005-02-03
  32 km E of Ebeltoft, Denmark