Grindsted, with a population of 9,750 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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is the municipal seat and largest town of

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, Denmark and belongs to the Region of Southern Denmark. It is located 42 km west of the major regional city of Vejle and 49 km northeast of the major harbour city Esbjerg. The postal code is 7200.

History

Grindsted is first mentioned in the 14th century, and for several centuries was just a village on the heath. Until the middle of the 19th century, Grindsted was a small, remote, distinctly moorland village. The construction of the main road Vejle — Grindsted — Varde in 1864 brought some progress, which was increased by the later significant cultural works in the area, but it was not until the many railway installations during the First World War that caused the strong development which made Grindsted an important railway hub.

Education

Grindsted has both private and public primary schools, upper secondary education and vocational education.

Industry

In 1924 , the chemical factory Grindstedværket was built in the city, and the industrial community gradually grew up, so that both the cement and textile industries came to the city. One of the main industries today is the

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factory, which traces its roots back to the original chemical factory named (Grindsted Products) founded by the Lundsgaard brothers. Through acquisitions by

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, it became part of the Danisco corporation, but Danisco was acquired by DuPont in 2011; however, the factory only changed name on 14 May 2012. Products from Grindsted are still marketed under the Danisco logo and name.

Notable people

Ole Kirk Christiansen Ole Kirk Kristiansen (7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company The Lego Group. Over the course of his working life, Kristiansen developed his business from a small wood-worki ...

(1891 in Filskov, near Grindsted – 1958): a Danish carpenter; in 1932 he founded The Lego Group *

Hein Heinsen Hein Olaf Heinsen (born July 23, 1935 in Grindsted, Denmark) is a Danish artist who has contributed to the Lutheran art of Scandinavia. He made his debut on the Danish art scene in the 1960s as part of the minimalistic movement. Heinsen served as ...

(born 1935 in Grindsted): a Danish artist who has contributed to the Lutheran art of Scandinavia * Carsten Thomassen (born 1948 in Grindsted): a Danish mathematician

Sport

* Boye Habekost (born 1968 in Grindsted): a football coach and a former player with over 200 club caps *

Allan Gaarde Allan Gaarde (born 25 January 1975) is a Danish former professional football player in the midfielder position, who played 227 games and scored 48 goals for AaB, and won the 1999 Danish Superliga championship with the club. He also played abroad ...

(born 1975 in Grindsted): a former professional footballer, 299 club caps and 39 goals for AaB * Kian Hansen (born 1989): Danish footballer, over 250 club caps, plays for FC Nordsjælland *

Michael Jepsen Jensen Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 18 February 1992) is a speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was part of the 2010 Under-21 World Cup winning Denmark team. He also won the 2012 Nordic Speedway Grand Prix becoming the 1st wildcard to have won a GP ...

(born 1992 in Grindsted): a speedway rider

References

Municipal seats of the Region of Southern Denmark Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Billund Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub