Assentoft is a town in central Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

, located in Randers municipality

Randers municipality

Randers Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 793 km², and has a total population of 94,750 . Its mayor is Henning Jensen Nyhuus, a member of the Social Democrats...

 in Jutland

Jutland

Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...

. The population is 3,262 (1 January 2011).

The town is situated 7 km (4.3 mi) east of Randers

Randers

Randers is a city in Randers municipality on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 60,656 . Randers city is the main town of the municipality and the site of its municipal council.-Overview:Randers municipality has 94,750 inhabitants...

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History

Based on the name of the town it grew around a homestead (toft) established before the 14th century near the village of Essenbæk. Count Jørgen Christensen of Scheel had the 12th century Essenbæk Church

Essenbæk Church

Essenbæk Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the town of Assentoft, Denmark. It is located at Volkmøllevej and counts 2,711 parishioners...

 (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

World Press Photo

World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest....

of the Year.