Havdrup

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).^[2] The original village, now known as Gammel Havdrup, is located about 3 km to the east of the modern railway town.

Havdrup
Town
Havdrup church in the small village of Gammel Havdrup
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Coordinates: 55.54512°N 12.1165°E / 55.54512; 12.1165
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Solrød
Area
• Urban	2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Urban	4,531
• Urban density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
• Gender [1]	2,250 males and 2,281 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4622 Havdrup

History

The name Havdrup is first documented in 1265 as Havertorp. The name is derived from the male name Havard and the suffix -torp.^[3]

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.^[3]

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