Torkilstrup

Torkilstrup, also Torkildstrup, is a little village some 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of Nørre Alslev on the Danish island of Falster.

There are 15 such villages in the region that originally had names ending in -torp, which over time evolved to -rup or trup.

In the mid-13th century, more than half of Torkilstrup belonged to one man, probably already living in Torkilstrupgård, which was first documented in 1452.

The village has three important 18th-century buildings: the riding school (1722), the rectory (1763)[5] and the post mill (first documented 1655, rebuilt 1743), the last two being listed.

[3][6] The riding school was built during the time of Frederick IV on the crown's equestrian grounds.