Brickworks history and archaeological settlement traces are at the heart of Niverød. Nearby, you’ll also find an art collection and a route through villages and forests. This range of options helps you shape your stay around your interests: industrial history and archaeology define the area’s character, while art and landscape offer other points of focus.
Brickworks and landscape
The area’s industrial history is tied to specific names and places. In 1835, Hans Frederiksen founded Niverød Teglværk in Strandmosen, north of Nivaagaard’s land. It was one of three brickworks located on the beach meadows of Nivå; at times, there were four. Clay pits and narrow-gauge railways from the former Sølyst and Niverød brickworks continue to shape the landscape. Nearby, the largest clay pit used by Niverød Teglværk is now part of the harbour basin at Nivå Havn. The story spans an individual works, the group of brickworks and the landscape features that remain to this day.
Archaeological traces and a medieval farmstead
Archaeological investigations on a hill near Niverød uncovered traces of four farms from the Early Iron Age. The excavation report was published in 2011. The dates serve different purposes: 1835 marks the founding of the brickworks, while 2011 marks the publication of the excavation report. A medieval farmstead on Johannes Hage Allé is another archaeological point of interest: its main building was 7 m wide and at least 21 m long, and appears to have been built with a single-aisle roof-frame structure. The length-to-width ratio is at least three to one. Settlement remains with floor plans of longhouses were also excavated at Niverød. The traces of four farms and the single main building answer different questions: the number of farms draws attention to the scale of the settlement, while the measurements show the building’s size. The longhouse floor plans add another perspective by revealing the form of other settlement buildings.
Historical food supply
The medieval farmstead’s food supply included mixed livestock farming, with cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and poultry, as well as fishing for species including flatfish, herring, turbot and brill. The combination of livestock farming and fishing adds the farmstead’s historical food supply to the story of its buildings and settlement.
Art and landscape nearby
The nearby Nivaagaards Malerisamling features works from the Italian and Northern European Renaissance, the Dutch Baroque and the Danish Golden Age. The Langstrupstien runs from Fredensborg through villages and forests to the beach meadows of Nivå on the Øresund. The collection and the route offer different points of focus: the former can be explored through its art periods, while the latter can be appreciated along its course through the landscape.
Choose a stay to suit your interests
When looking for a holiday rental in Niverød, consider what matters most to you: should your stay focus mainly on brickworks and settlement history, or are the nearby art collection and Langstrupstien more appealing?
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