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Østruplund
Østruplund
Klintebjergvej 75
5450 Otterup
Photo: Kurt Rosenkrans Høyer
Photo: Bent Olsen
From Østrupgård to Østruplund
Østrupgård has had many owners who have built several main buildings over the years. In the mid-1500s, the landowner Poul Skinkel built a main building that was replaced in 1812 by a one-story, three-wing half-timbered structure. The current main building dates from the late 19th century. It is a beautiful two-story building with a high basement, constructed in red brick with a black slate roof and adorned with an octagonal tower rising four stories.
One of Østrupgård’s owners had a huge influence on the land reclamation around Odense Fjord. Elias Møller (born 1761) was the son of a smallholder and became the steward of Østrupgård. When the owner died, he married the widow a few years later and thus became a landowner himself. He bought up land and, in cooperation with other landowners, reclaimed a small bay near Gerskov in 1809 and an area between Ølund and Lammesø in 1811. In 1818, Elias Møller reclaimed Egense Fjord. At that time, it was Denmark’s largest reclamation project, covering about 600 hectares, and Elias Møller was honored with the Agricultural Society’s gold medal in 1820 and a visit from the governor of Funen Diocese, Prince Christian Frederik. Elias Møller turned Østrupgård into an entailed estate, and it remained in the Møller family until 1921.
The main building was sold separately from the farmland, and Østrupgård changed its name to Østruplund in 1941 when the state purchased the building. Since then, Østruplund has served as an institutional home, including for the Mothers’ Aid organization. Today, it is a residential facility for adults with mental disabilities who have a court order or behavioral challenges.
You are welcome to visit the park and greet the animals that live here.
