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Sorø

April 16, 2024

Sorø (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsoːˌʁœˀ]) is a town in Sorø municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark with a population of 8,271 (2023).[1] It lies on the northeastern shore of Sorø Lake. The municipal council and the regional council are located in Sorø.

Sorø
Town
Sorø Academy
Coat of arms
Motto: 
"Skolebyen Sorø"
Sorø
Sorø
Coordinates: 55°26′N 11°34′E / 55.433°N 11.567°E / 55.433; 11.567
Country Denmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalitySorø Municipality
Founded1100s
Government
 • MayorGert Jørgensen
Area
 • Urban
5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Urban
8,271
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
3,937 males and 4,334 females
DemonymSoraner
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4180 Sorø
Websitesoroe.dk

The town was founded in the 12th century by Bishop Absalon, as a Cistercian Abbey. The site also contained Sorø Klosterkirke, the church where Bishop Absalon and Margaret I of Denmark were buried (she was later moved to Roskilde Domkirke).[3] In the 16th century, the Abbey was converted into a school, which became Sorø Academy. Despite the construction of a rail line through the town in the mid-19th century, the academy remained the core of the settlement, and Sorø has limited industry. Today, Sorø is a commuter town, as much of its population works in either greater Copenhagen or Roskilde.

Sorø has a number of museums, including Sorø Museum, Sorø Art Museum, and the Hauch Collection at Sorø Academy. In addition, there are many historical buildings in the town; the Abbey gate dates to the 1160s.

Etymology edit

Over the course of its early history, the town was referred to as Sora, Soor, Soram, Soræ, Zore, and Soerøe. The spelling Sorø has been in use since the 15th century. Its name is derived from the neighboring lake (Danish: Sorø Sø), and means "the damp lake" or "the muddy lake."[4]

History edit

Monastery settlement edit

The site of Sorø was first settled c. 1140, following the establishment of a Benedictine monastery by Jarl Asser Rig on the site. However, the initial Benedictine order was replaced by the jarl's son, bishop Absalon, with an order of Cistercians in 1161.[5] Allegedly, Absalon choose to replace the Benedictine order as they were ill-equipped to run the monastery grounds, and the Cistercians had more experience with land management.[citation needed] Sorø Abbey became the largest and wealthiest monastic site in Denmark, complete with a school for the training of clergy.[6]

 
Sorø Abbey Gate, constructed between 1160 and 1200.

The abbey's status, however, did not last. By the time of the reformation in 1536, the monastery was used exclusively as a retirement home for monks.[citation needed] Sorø was allowed to remain a Protestant monastery to administer its large land possessions. In 1586, King Frederik II formally abolished the monastery, foundeding a boarding school on the site for the boys of the bourgeoisie and nobility, which eventually became known as Sorø Academy.[3][6] In 1638, Christian IV established a knight's academy near the initial school for the education of his sons, and the town was formally given market town status to provide housing for the academy's faculty.[3][6][7] The school's first independent buildings were constructed in 1747 following the bequest of most of Ludvig Holberg's estate to the academy.

The academy's village edit

The forests, lakes, and marshes which surround Sorø made it difficult to establish trade routes through the settlement. A small urban community with a number of craftsmen had grown in Sorø following its market town privileges, but most farmers in the area still preferred to travel to older markets to trade their harvests, and so the town struggled to maintain a significant trade.[6] As a result, until the mid-19th century, Sorø was mostly populated by craftsmen, schoolchildren, and the academy's faculty. The city's survival was highly dependent on the academy, which is demonstrated by the fact that, for much of its history, the city's government operated out of a single room in one of the academy's buildings. It wasn't until 1845 that a town hall was built in the city's central square. The original town hall burned down in 1879, and a larger hall took its place, constructed in neo-gothic style.[7]

In 1856, the Copenhagen–Fredericia/Taulov Line was constructed through Sorø, increasing traffic to the town.[4] In contrast to most other Danish towns, the arrival of the railway did not result in a significant increase in industrialisation, and the town remained dominated by the academy, and other schools which had been founded in the area.[6] The population of Sorø did expand as a result of the railway, however. In 1855 the town had a population of just 1,033, which had grown to 2,241 by 1901, and 4,881 in 1921.[7] Significant expansion of the town took place towards the south, near the station, which has today become the district of Frederiksberg.[6]

Contemporary history edit

Though the town's population had stagnated during World War II and its immediate aftermath, it began to grow again in the 1960s and 70s. Its continued expansion in the later 20th century may be the result of increasing desire to move to suburban areas. In 1993, the Vestmotorvej opened, passing close to Sorø, which made it an increasingly attractive commuter town.[6]

Sorø has maintained its status as the administrative center in the region. It was made the administrative seat of the former Sorø Country in 1798, and then of West Zealand County. Following the municipal reform of 2007, Sorø became the seat of the newly formed Sorø Municipality.[6][7]

Transportation edit

Rail edit

 
Sorø railway station.

Sorø is located on the main line Copenhagen–Fredericia railway line from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland. Sorø railway station is located south of the town in the district of Frederiksberg, and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, Funen and Jutland operated by the national railway company DSB.[8]

Notable people edit

 
Jens Schielderup Sneedorff, 1764

Sport edit

Gallery edit

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    Map of Sorø by V.F.A. Berggreen, 1896.
  •  
    The interior of Sorø Abbey Church, 2012.
  •  
    Depiction of the view of Sorø from across the lake with Sorø Abbey Church emerging on the upper right.
  •  
    Map of Sorø from Frems Amtskort over Danmark, c. 1900.
  •  
    Photography of Torvet Square, 1933, Berit Wallenberg. The building on the left of the image is Regensen, a 17th-century building used as a boarding house for students at Sorø Academy.
  •  
    Storgade in Sorø, 2018.

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Kræmmer, Michael (2012). "Sorø Klosters ældste historie i de skriftlige kilder" [Sorø Monastery's oldest history in the written sources]. Hikuin (in Danish). 39.

References edit

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban area, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ a b c "Sorø". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Christiansen, Eigil; Steenholt Olesen, Rikke. "Sorø". Lex.dk (in Danish). Trap Danmark. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ^ Kræmmer, Michael (2012). "Sorø Klosters ældste historie i de skriftlige kilder" [Sorø Monastery's oldest history in the written sources]. Hikuin (in Danish). 39.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sorø". Danmarks Historien (in Danish). University of Aarhus. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Torm, Helge. "Sorøs historie". lex.dk (in Danish). Trap Danmark. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Sorø Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Absalon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). pp. 73–74.
  10. ^ "Bartholinus, Gaspard" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 449.
  11. ^ Gosse, Edmund William (1911). "Holberg, Ludvig Holberg, Baron" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). pp. 580–581.
  12. ^ "Ingemann, Bernhard Severin" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 563–564.
  13. ^ "Astrid Holm". IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Ina Skriver". IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Martin Høgsted". IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

April 16, 2024
sorø, danish, pronunciation, ˈsoːˌʁœˀ, town, municipality, island, zealand, east, denmark, with, population, 2023, lies, northeastern, shore, lake, municipal, council, regional, council, located, town, academycoat, armsmotto, skolebyen, show, denmarkshow, denm. Soro Danish pronunciation ˈsoːˌʁœˀ is a town in Soro municipality on the island of Zealand in east Denmark with a population of 8 271 2023 1 It lies on the northeastern shore of Soro Lake The municipal council and the regional council are located in Soro SoroTownSoro AcademyCoat of armsMotto Skolebyen Soro SoroShow map of DenmarkSoroShow map of Denmark Region ZealandCoordinates 55 26 N 11 34 E 55 433 N 11 567 E 55 433 11 567Country DenmarkRegionRegion ZealandMunicipalitySoro MunicipalityFounded1100sGovernment MayorGert JorgensenArea Urban5 6 km2 2 2 sq mi Population 2023 1 Urban8 271 Urban density1 500 km2 3 800 sq mi Gender 2 3 937 males and 4 334 femalesDemonymSoranerTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal codeDK 4180 SoroWebsitesoroe wbr dkThe town was founded in the 12th century by Bishop Absalon as a Cistercian Abbey The site also contained Soro Klosterkirke the church where Bishop Absalon and Margaret I of Denmark were buried she was later moved to Roskilde Domkirke 3 In the 16th century the Abbey was converted into a school which became Soro Academy Despite the construction of a rail line through the town in the mid 19th century the academy remained the core of the settlement and Soro has limited industry Today Soro is a commuter town as much of its population works in either greater Copenhagen or Roskilde Soro has a number of museums including Soro Museum Soro Art Museum and the Hauch Collection at Soro Academy In addition there are many historical buildings in the town the Abbey gate dates to the 1160s Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Monastery settlement 2 2 The academy s village 2 3 Contemporary history 3 Transportation 3 1 Rail 4 Notable people 4 1 Sport 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 Further reading 8 ReferencesEtymology editOver the course of its early history the town was referred to as Sora Soor Soram Sorae Zore and Soeroe The spelling Soro has been in use since the 15th century Its name is derived from the neighboring lake Danish Soro So and means the damp lake or the muddy lake 4 History editMonastery settlement edit The site of Soro was first settled c 1140 following the establishment of a Benedictine monastery by Jarl Asser Rig on the site However the initial Benedictine order was replaced by the jarl s son bishop Absalon with an order of Cistercians in 1161 5 Allegedly Absalon choose to replace the Benedictine order as they were ill equipped to run the monastery grounds and the Cistercians had more experience with land management citation needed Soro Abbey became the largest and wealthiest monastic site in Denmark complete with a school for the training of clergy 6 nbsp Soro Abbey Gate constructed between 1160 and 1200 The abbey s status however did not last By the time of the reformation in 1536 the monastery was used exclusively as a retirement home for monks citation needed Soro was allowed to remain a Protestant monastery to administer its large land possessions In 1586 King Frederik II formally abolished the monastery foundeding a boarding school on the site for the boys of the bourgeoisie and nobility which eventually became known as Soro Academy 3 6 In 1638 Christian IV established a knight s academy near the initial school for the education of his sons and the town was formally given market town status to provide housing for the academy s faculty 3 6 7 The school s first independent buildings were constructed in 1747 following the bequest of most of Ludvig Holberg s estate to the academy The academy s village edit The forests lakes and marshes which surround Soro made it difficult to establish trade routes through the settlement A small urban community with a number of craftsmen had grown in Soro following its market town privileges but most farmers in the area still preferred to travel to older markets to trade their harvests and so the town struggled to maintain a significant trade 6 As a result until the mid 19th century Soro was mostly populated by craftsmen schoolchildren and the academy s faculty The city s survival was highly dependent on the academy which is demonstrated by the fact that for much of its history the city s government operated out of a single room in one of the academy s buildings It wasn t until 1845 that a town hall was built in the city s central square The original town hall burned down in 1879 and a larger hall took its place constructed in neo gothic style 7 In 1856 the Copenhagen Fredericia Taulov Line was constructed through Soro increasing traffic to the town 4 In contrast to most other Danish towns the arrival of the railway did not result in a significant increase in industrialisation and the town remained dominated by the academy and other schools which had been founded in the area 6 The population of Soro did expand as a result of the railway however In 1855 the town had a population of just 1 033 which had grown to 2 241 by 1901 and 4 881 in 1921 7 Significant expansion of the town took place towards the south near the station which has today become the district of Frederiksberg 6 Contemporary history edit Though the town s population had stagnated during World War II and its immediate aftermath it began to grow again in the 1960s and 70s Its continued expansion in the later 20th century may be the result of increasing desire to move to suburban areas In 1993 the Vestmotorvej opened passing close to Soro which made it an increasingly attractive commuter town 6 Soro has maintained its status as the administrative center in the region It was made the administrative seat of the former Soro Country in 1798 and then of West Zealand County Following the municipal reform of 2007 Soro became the seat of the newly formed Soro Municipality 6 7 Transportation editRail edit nbsp Soro railway station Soro is located on the main line Copenhagen Fredericia railway line from Copenhagen to Funen and Jutland Soro railway station is located south of the town in the district of Frederiksberg and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen Funen and Jutland operated by the national railway company DSB 8 Notable people edit nbsp Jens Schielderup Sneedorff 1764Absalon ca 1128 1201 a statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church bishop of Roskilde 1158 1192 and archbishop of Lund 1178 1201 9 Caspar Bartholin the Elder 1585 1629 in Soro a physician scientist and theologian 10 Ludvig Holberg Baron of Holberg 1684 1754 writer essayist philosopher historian and playwright buried in Soro 11 Otto Thott 1703 1785 a Count and landowner lived and buried in Soro Jens Schielderup Sneedorff 1724 in Soro 1764 an author professor of political science with a big role in the Age of Enlightenment Jens Paludan Muller 1771 in Soro 1845 a Danish bishop teacher and author Bishop of Aarhus 1830 1845 Christian Molbech 1783 in Soro 1857 an historian and critic Bernhard Severin Ingemann 1789 1862 in Soro a novelist and poet 12 Louise Thomsen 1823 in Soro 1907 a pioneering photographer Christian Frederik Lutken 1827 in Soro 1901 zoologist and naturalist Julius Petersen 1839 in Soro 1910 mathematician on graph theory Emilie Mundt 1842 in Soro 1922 painter of portraits of children Bernhard Bang 1848 in Soro 1932 veterinarian worked on bovine TB Margrete Heiberg Bose 1865 in Soro 1952 an Argentine physicist Thorkel Moller 1868 in Soro 1946 an architect worked in Aarhus Astrid Holm 1893 in Sonder Bjerge Sogn 1961 a Danish theater and film actress from the early silent film era 13 Lulu Ziegler 1903 1973 actress singer and theatre director Yvonne Herlov Andersen born 1942 a Danish politician elected to the Folketing in 1977 serving variously for Soro until 2001 Ina Skriver born 1945 in Soro retired actress and model worked mostly in British films and TV now lives in Withypool Somerset 14 Peter Reinhard Hansen born 1968 in Soro Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina Martin Hogsted born 1982 in Dianalund a Danish stand up comedian 15 Sport edit Axel Thayssen 1885 in Soro 1952 a Danish tennis player competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics Bent Jensen born 1925 in Soro 2016 a Danish rower competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics Trine Hansen born 1973 a retired female rower bronze medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics grew up in SoroGallery edit nbsp Map of Soro by V F A Berggreen 1896 nbsp The interior of Soro Abbey Church 2012 nbsp Depiction of the view of Soro from across the lake with Soro Abbey Church emerging on the upper right nbsp Map of Soro from Frems Amtskort over Danmark c 1900 nbsp Photography of Torvet Square 1933 Berit Wallenberg The building on the left of the image is Regensen a 17th century building used as a boarding house for students at Soro Academy nbsp Storgade in Soro 2018 See also editSoro Museum Soro Art Museum Soro Academy Soro Abbey Soro KlosterkirkeFurther reading editKraemmer Michael 2012 Soro Klosters aeldste historie i de skriftlige kilder Soro Monastery s oldest history in the written sources Hikuin in Danish 39 References edit a b BY3 Population 1 January by rural and urban areas area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark BY1 Population 1 January by urban area age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark a b c Soro Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 24 October 2023 a b Christiansen Eigil Steenholt Olesen Rikke Soro Lex dk in Danish Trap Danmark Retrieved 24 October 2023 Kraemmer Michael 2012 Soro Klosters aeldste historie i de skriftlige kilder Soro Monastery s oldest history in the written sources Hikuin in Danish 39 a b c d e f g h Soro Danmarks Historien in Danish University of Aarhus 2012 Retrieved 25 October 2023 a b c d Torm Helge Soros historie lex dk in Danish Trap Danmark Retrieved 25 October 2023 Soro Station in Danish DSB Retrieved 23 January 2024 Bain Robert Nisbet 1911 Absalon Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 1 11th ed pp 73 74 Bartholinus Gaspard Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 3 11th ed 1911 p 449 Gosse Edmund William 1911 Holberg Ludvig Holberg Baron Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 13 11th ed pp 580 581 Ingemann Bernhard Severin Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 14 11th ed 1911 pp 563 564 Astrid Holm IMDb Retrieved 7 June 2020 Ina Skriver IMDb Retrieved 7 June 2020 Martin Hogsted IMDb Retrieved 7 June 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soro amp oldid 1207142875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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