Magleby, Stevns Municipality

Magleby is a village located in the rural parish of Magleby Stevns, seven kilometres northeast of Store Heddinge on the Stevns Peninsual, Stevns Municipality, some 40 km south of Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] As of 1 January 2019, Magleby had a population of 332 in the village and 1,280 in the parish.[2][3]

Magleby
Village
The church in Magleby
Magleby
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55°22′2″N 12°20′21″E
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Zealand
MunicipalityStevns
Population
 (2019)
 • Total332
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History
Map of Magleby from 1793

The oldest parts of Magleby Church dates from the 12th century. The name Magleby is first recorded in 1346 as Magdlæby. Magle- (mikil) means "large" and the suffix -by means town or village.

In the Middle Ages, Magleby belonged to Højstrup Manor until it was sold to the Bishop of Toskilde in 1400 by Folmer Jacobsen Lunge. Roskilde Biscopic established Magleby Fief from its land in the parishes of Magleby, Hellested and Bjæverskov. Most of the land came under Vallø after the Reformation.[4]

The first school in Magleby opened in 1630. It was replaced by a rytterskole in 1721. It was destroyed in a fire in 1727 but soon rebuilt.[1]

Landmarks

The most prominent landmark in the village is Magleby Church. It consists of a Romanesque nave, a Late-Gothic chancel and a tower from 1592-93. The Rytterskole has survived as a wing of the now defunct Magleby School. Lincecrones Hospital is a former poorhouse.[5] Skelbæk Friskole an independent primary school, is located just south of the village.

Transport

Magleby is served by Movia buses 251 and 271.

References
  1. Heddinge "Rytterskolerne i Tryggevælde Rytterdistrikt" Check |url= value (help). thorshoj.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. SOGN10: Population by Parish from Statistics Denmark
  4. "Magleby len i Stevns herred". roskildehistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. "Magleby". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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