Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...
town in
Region Midtjylland
The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...
and the seat of
Hedensted Municipality
Hedensted Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland formed out of three former municipalities, one of which with the same name, 1 January 2007 on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. Its seat and main town is Hede ...
. Its population, including its northern neighbouring town
Statistics Denmark
Statistics Denmark ( da, Danmarks Statistik) is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing and which reports to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating st ...
The municipality as a whole has a population of 47,099 (1 January 2022).
History
The oldest and one of the most important buildings in the town is the local church (''Hedensted Kirke''), built around 1175. It is especially noted for its early
mural
A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage.
Word mural in art
The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...
s showing Christ, St. Peter, and St. Paul.
Hedensted had the benefits of a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
from
1868
Events
January–March
* January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries.
* January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...
until it was closed down in
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
. However, in
2006
File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...
the station was reopened on roughly the same spot.
Like many other Danish towns, Hedensted was expanded with large
residential area
A residential area is a land used in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.
Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single-family housing, multi-family residen ...
s around the original town centre. Later,
industrial park
An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park, ...
s followed south and west of the town.
Geography
Hedensted is located midway between the larger towns of
Horsens
Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...
and
Vejle
Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...
. East of Hedensted, by the coast, lies the town of
Juelsminde
Juelsminde is a town in Hedensted Municipality, Denmark.
Notable people
* Gunnar Berg (1909–1989) a Swiss-born Danish composer and leading exponent of serialism. Between 1965 and 1976 he lived at the old school at Lindved between Horsens and ...
which in 2007 became a part of the municipality of Hedensted.
Notable people
*
Jens Jensen-Egeberg
Jens Jørgen Jensen-Egeberg (26 April 1848, Hedensted – 20 September 1922, Hørsholm) was a Danish painter. His works include portraits, landscapes and genre scenes. He also worked in pastels.
Biography
His father, Jens Pedersen (1802–1885) ...
(1848 in Hedensted – 1922) a Danish painter of portraits, landscapes and genre scenes. He also worked in pastels.
*
Johannes Carl Andersen
Johannes Carl Andersen (14 March 1873 – 19 June 1962) was a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian.
Andersen was born in Klakring (now Hedensted), Denmark, on 14 March 1873. His family emigrated to New Zealand ...
(1873 in Klakring – 1962) a New Zealand clerk, poet, ethnologist, librarian, editor and historian
*
Jens Jacob Bregnø
Jens Jacob Nielsen Bregnø (9 February 1877 – 26 March 1946), often referred to as J. J. Bregnø, was a Danish sculptor and ceramics designer. He collaborated with Bing & Grøndahl, Saxbo and Dahl Jensen Porcelain and also designed silver for Ka ...
(1877 in Hedensted – 1946) a Danish sculptor and ceramics designer
*
Margrethe Hald
Margrethe Hald (10 February1897 - 19 May 1982) was a Danish textile historian and curator at the National Museum of Denmark. A major contributor to international textile research, she received a D.Phil. in 1950 for her thesis ''Olddanske tekstiler' ...
(1897 in Neder Vrigsted – 1982) a Danish textile historian and a curator at the
National Museum of Denmark
The National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) in Copenhagen is Denmark's largest museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike. The museum's main building is located a short distance from Strøget ...
*
Paul Hüttel
Paul Hüttel (born 13 July 1935) is a Danish actor. He has appeared in over 50 films and television shows since 1960. He starred in the 1969 film ''Ballad of Carl-Henning'', which was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival. Hà ...
(born 1935 in Hedensted) a Danish actor, appearing in over 50 films and TV shows since 1960 IMDb Database retrieved 24 May 2020
Sport
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Henrik Lundgaard
Henrik Lundgaard (born 26 February 1969) is a Danish rally driver. In 2000, he won the European Rally Championship in a Toyota Corolla WRC. He has also been a driver on the race track as well, competing in one season of the European Touring Car C ...
(born 1969 in Hedensted) a Danish rally driver
*
Sarah Paulsen
Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen (born 27 August 1997 in Hedensted) is a Danish handball player who plays for Molde Elite.
In 2018 she replaced Sonja Frey
Sonja Frey (born 22 April 1993) is an Austrian handballer who plays as a centre back for Thü ...
(born 1987 in Hedensted) a Danish handball player who plays for
Viborg HK
Viborg HK (Viborg HÃ¥ndbold Klub) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball sin ...
*
Christian Lundgaard
Christian Lundgaard (born 23 July 2001) is a Danish professional racing driver who is driving the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar Series. He was the 2022 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year, and was a member of the A ...