Aastrup

Aastrup is a manor house and estate in Elverdamsdalen, between Tølløse and Hvalsø, Lejre Municipality, some 40 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Between 1929 and 1969, Denmark's largest lime works was operated on the estate. The enterprise exploited the rich deposits of travertine in the Elverdamsdalen valley.

History

Aastrup was originally the name of a village. It belonged to the Bishops of Roskilde. In the beginning of the 16th century, it was replaced by a manor with the same name.

Source and more info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aastrup_(manor_house) 


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