 While there's no clear date for the founding of Tårnby, archaeological expeditions prior to the building of the Øresund Bridge suggests that the first traces of Tårnby have originated around the 12th century, around a farm from which the village grew.In the 16th century the Danish King Christian II invited Dutch settlers to Amager.Because of this, Tårnby, like the neighbouring city Dragør, also has small traces of Dutch history and culture.