Ever wondered where Flensburg’s history whispers from? It whispers right here in Adelbylund. This district’s story is more layered than you might expect. Adelbylund is a district within Flensburg’s Sandberg area. You will find it east of the city near Johanniskirche Flensburg-Adelby. The name has Angeln-Danish roots. “Lund” means grove and refers to a small wood near the old main village of Adelby.
Back in the 17th century, Adelbylund was mostly Groß and Klein Adelbylund farms. These were some of the largest properties in the Adelby parish. Only Sünderuphof was bigger. These farms focused on producing milk. Flensburg nearby provided a ready market for these products. By the 18th century, a small settlement grew along Flensburg-Kappelner Landstraße. This included the Angelsund inn. These houses belonged to Klein Adelbylund farm. Groß Adelbylund owned the Adelby inn. It was located on the old road from Flensburg to Adelby Church. In the 19th century, two more parcels were added: Löwenberg and Adelbylunder Meierhof. The latter was later called Tarupfeld.
When the Duchy of Schleswig existed, Adelbylund belonged to the Amt Flensburg. It also belonged to Husbyharde. In 1867, Prussia annexed the area. The Amt became a district and Adelbylund became part of Sünderup. In 1889, Adelbylund became the administrative seat of the Adelby district. However, Flensburg annexed parts of it in 1900 and 1910. Despite these changes, Adelbylund grew along Kappelner Straße. It merged with Flensburg in the 19th century. The two farms north of the main road remained. In the 1950s, Adelbylund expanded significantly to the south.
In 1966 and 1967, Sünderup gave an area with 78 residents to Tarup. The area around Adelby Church with 30 residents went to Sünderup. In 1970, Tarup and Sünderup merged to form Adelby. Adelbylund, part of Sünderup and home to the municipal administration, was ceded to Flensburg. In 1974, Tarup and Sünderup were also incorporated into Flensburg.
Today, the street name for this part of the old Flensburg-Kappelner Landstraße still recalls Adelbylund. Klein Adelbylund farm remains a working farm. Groß Adelbylund is now a workshop and residence for people with disabilities. It is called Holländerhof. This is a later name for the Groß Adelbylund farm. Only the imperial-era building of the Adelby inn remains of the old buildings. Around 2000, the last fields and meadows in Adelbylund were built on. These new constructions were almost exclusively single-family homes.