Kvistgård
Kvistgård is a town located just southwest of Helsing, Helsingør Municipality, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by the Helsingør Motorway to the east, separating it from Espergærde, and Helsingørsvej (part of National route 9) to the west. Kvistgård Station is a stop on the Lille Nord railway between Helsingør]] and Hillerød. As of 2014, Kvistgård had a population of 1,057 .
History
Kvistgård is named after nearby Kvistgård Manor (Qvistgaard). It is located on land that originally belonged to the village of Munkegaarde but after the agricultural reforms of the 1780s came under Nyrup. The opening of Kvistgård Station in 1864 paved the way for new development in the area. The first new buildings was a housing development built by the railway company for railway workers. In the mid-1870s, Ludvig Lichtenberg, owner of Qvistgaard, established Kvistgård Brickyards (Kvistgård Teglværk). ]]Havreholm Slot|Havreholm Gabrikker A/S]] a manufacturer of wood products, moved to a new site next to Kvistgård Station after a fire in 1897. When these enterprises closed, new companies took over their premises. They were gradually surrounded by residential neighbourhoods, workshops, a few shops and new industries.[1]
Today
Companies in Kvistgård include Bavarian Nordic[2] and the Noa Noa cloathing company. Kvistgård is also home to a Rudolf Steiner school.
Transport
Kvistgård Station serves Lille Nord. Trains are operated by Lokalbanen with frequencies of twice an hour in the daytime on week days and once an hour in the evening and on weekends.
The Helsingør Motorway provides a fast connection to Copenhagen. Helsingørsbej, part of National route 6, connects Kvistgård to Fredensborg, Hillerød, Slangerup, and Roskilde.
References
- ^ "Kvistgård" (in Danish). Helsingør Leksikon. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^ "Bavarian poster millioner I nye laboratorier" (in Danish). Børsen. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
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