Aastrup

Five villages in Denmark are named Aastrup (Åstrup in the post-1948 Danish Orthography) including Aastrup, Falster. The name means "village by a stream" in English.

As in many of the names of small Danish villages and towns, Aastrup is also a surname (though not very common). Aastrup (or Åstrup) as a surname implies ancestry from one of the villages.

References

Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen: Danske stednavne og stamoplysninger (The National Danish Survey and Cadastre: Danish names of places and their origins)

Coordinates: 55°39′N 12°18′E / 55.65°N 12.3°E / 55.65; 12.3

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