Nørre Farup is a village on the peninsula of Jutland. It is a part of Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark.
History
Name The first particle far- is believed to be an Old Norse word which meant “ferry [station]”, and the last particle -rup is derived from the Old Danish word thorp,Department of Nordic Research (2020). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-14] which meant “secondary settlement”.
The name Nørre Farup (Norfarthrop; Northern Farup) is known from 1352, about the same time that the village Lille Farup (Lillæfarthorp) on the opposite side of Department of Nordic Research (2020). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16] Ribe RiverSørensen, M. K. (1880). Samlinger til JYDSK HISTORIE OG TOPOGRAFI. VIII. BIND: 1880-81., Aalborg, Danmark: DET JYDSKE HISTORISK-TOPOGRAFISKE SELSKAB, p. 8 acquired the name Sønder Farup (Synderfarthorp; Southern Farup), but the name Nørre Farup does not seem generally used until the 1800s. Department of Nordic Research (2020). Danmarks Stednavne. http://danmarksstednavne.navneforskning.ku.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16] On a cadastral map from 1868 the village is yet mentioned as Farup (Fardrup) in Nørre Farup Parish (Nørre Fardrup Sogn), on a cadastral map from 1887 as Farup (Fardrup) in Farup Parish (Farup Sogn), and first on a cadastral map from 1907 as Nørre Farup in Farup Parish.Danish Geodata Agency (2020). Historiske kort på nettet. https://hkpn.gst.dk/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16]
Early history The parish Farup (Fardrup) is known from 1045, but the village Farup (Fartorp) is known first from the second half of the 1200s.
Modern history January 14, 1814, a Cossack, who was patrolling in Nørre Farup after foreign troops invaded Denmark in the Napoleonic Wars, was murdered there. The local Hans Hansen Bundesen admitted during questioning that he shot the Cossack in the back and the back of the head because the Cossack with his lance threatened him and his father, and both were therefore taken to Haderslev. What since happened to them is, however, not known.Museum of Southwest Jutland (2017-03-28). Om gravhøje, russiske kosakker og et drab i Nr. Farup. https://sydvestjyskemuseer.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/om-gravhoeje-russiske-kosakker-og-et-drab-i-nr-farup/ [Retrieved 2020-08-16]
Since the Middle Ages there were in the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein several enclaves, i.e. farms or villages, which were owned by the Danish Monarchy. If a farm or village was owned by the Danish Monarchy, the laws and regulations of the Danish Monarchy applied, while the regulations of the Duchies applied for the other areas.The Kongeå Path (2020). Den kongeriske enklave. http://www.kongeaastien.dk/da/content/den-kongerigske-enklave/ [Retrieved 2020-08-18] In Nørre Farup some of the village was part of Riberhus Judicial District,Gribsvad, Frode; Hvidtfeldt, Johan (1944). Oversigt over Jurisdiktionsforholdene, Aabenraa, Denmark: Danish National Archives, p. 205 which was of the Danish Monarchy,Trap, J. P. (1860). Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Danmark. Speciel Deel. Andet Bind. II. Følgende 4 Amter af Nørre-Jylland., Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gad, p. 1011 and other was part of Kalvslund Hundred,Gribsvad, Frode; Hvidtfeldt, Johan (1944). Oversigt over Jurisdiktionsforholdene, Aabenraa, Denmark: Danish National Archives, p. 205 which was of the Duchy of Schleswig.Trap, J. P. (1860). Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Danmark. Speciel Deel. Andet Bind. II. Følgende 4 Amter af Nørre-Jylland., Copenhagen, Denmark: G. E. C. Gad, p. 1011 On April 1, 1867, however, the whole village became a part of Ribe Hundred.Esbjerg Municipality (2020). Da Kalvslund Sogn blev delt mellem to lande. https://xn--grnsesti-k0a.dk/historier-fra-stien/graensedragningen-1864/da-kalvslund-sogn-blev-delt-mellem-to-lande/ [Retrieved 2020-08-17]
Geography Nørre Farup lies on the geest-edge, i.e. the border between marsh and geest, and has preserved the distinct character of circular village around a village green, clearly defined against the surrounding landscape.HistoriskAtlas.dk (2020) Farup Kirkeby, Kærbøl og Nørre Farup. https://historiskatlas.dk/@55.3586630,8.7342190,16z/ [Retrieved 2020-08-21]
Notable people from Nørre Farup
Søren Brorsen (1875-1961), politician.
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