- Assentoft
Assentoft is a town in central
Denmark , located inRanders municipality inJutland . The population is ca. 2,400 (2006).The town is situated 7 km (4.3 miles) east of
Randers .History
Based on the name of the town it grew around a homestead established before the 14th century near the village of Essenbæk. Count Jørgen Christensen of Scheel had the 12th century
Essenbæk Church ("Essenbæk Kirke") demolished due to dilapidation in 1865 and a new one built in 1869 some 600 m to the south in Assentoft.A silo factory was established in 1940 and the town has since grown to include a variety of businesses. In 1955 a photograph taken at Volkmølle near Assentoft won the Danish press photographer Mogens von Haven the first ever
World Press Photo of the Year.References
* [http://www.bartleby.com/61/78/T0247800.html American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000]
* [http://www.assentoftsilo.dk/ Assentoft Silo]
* [http://www.nm.aaa.dk/fortidsminder/ft_detail.asp?id=15 Natur og Miljø, Århus Amt]
* [http://www.visiteastjutland.com/media(1675,20500)/Bed_&;_Breakfast.pdf#search=%22assentoft%20%2B%20%22km%20%C3%B8st%20for%20randers%22%22 visit Østjylland]
* [http://worldpressphoto.com/index.php?option=com_photogallery&task=view&id=152&Itemid=115&bandwidth=high World Press Photo]
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