Idestrup
Town in Zealand, Denmark
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Idestrup is a town some 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Nykøbing Falster on the Danish island of Falster. As of 2025, it has a population of 1,135.[1]
Idestrup | |
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Town | |
Idestrup Church, Falster | |
| Coordinates: 54°44′32″N 11°57′28″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Zealand (Sjælland) |
| Municipality | Guldborgsund |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Urban | 1,135 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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History
Idestrup Church built in the Romanesque style dates from the 12th century. With its whitewashed walls, rounded windows and a red tiled roof it stands in the middle of the town.[2] Other buildings of interest include the dairy from the late 19th century, the foramlingshus (community centre) from 1901 and the old people's home with a history going back to 1924.[3]
The town's development owes much to Edward Tesdorph, originally a farmer, who built a pump station to drain the area after a flood in 1872. He was behind the local high tension power station (1912) as well as the sugar refinery in Nykøbing.[4]
Various Iron Age and Bronze Age finds have recently been made in and around Idestrup indicating that it has been inhabited for much longer than previously thought.[5]
The town today
Notable people
- Edward Tesdorpf (1817 – 1889 in Orupgaard) a German-Danish landowner, agricultural pioneer and sugar manufacturer; buried in Idstrup cemetery
- Czeslaw Kozon (born 1951 in Idestrup, Falster) the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen
- Mads Rasmussen (born 1981 in Idestrup on Falster) a Danish rower and double World Champion and Olympic Gold medal winner in the lightweight double sculls