Rødding (german: Rödding) is a town with a population of 2,712 (1 January 2022) in Southern
Denmark
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. It is located in
Vejen municipality
Vejen Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,742 (2020). Its mayor is Egon ...
in
Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici ...
on the
Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
peninsula.
History
The area around Rødding was first inhabited around 3000 years ago, and was dotted with huts and burrows on the outskirts of the Farris Forest. The region was historically impoverished. This is evidenced by the city's original church which, due to the lack of resources at the time, is considerably smaller and simpler than many of the neighboring towns' churches.
In 1844
Rødding Højskole was built in the town. It was the first
højskole A university college (Swedish: ''högskola''; Norwegian: ''høyskole'', ''høgskole'' or ''høgskule''; Danish: ''professionshøjskole''; literally meaning "high school" and "professional high school") in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland is an in ...
, and remains the world's oldest folk high school.
In 1864, After the
Battle of Dybbøl
The Battle of Dybbøl ( da, Slaget ved Dybbøl; german: Erstürmung der Düppeler Schanzen) was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following ...
, Rødding came under
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...
n control and the town became the seat of the northern region of
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...
. Prussian rule put many restrictions on commercial trade which spurred agricultural development. The region was reunified with Denmark in 1920 after a popular vote.
Rødding municipality
Rødding (german: Rödding) is a town with a population of 2,712 (1 January 2022) in Southern Denmark. It is located in Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula.
History
The area around Rødding was first inha ...
was created in 1970, and the region's eight parishes were merged. The town was the seat of the municipality (
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 a ...
, ''
kommune''), which covered an area of 273 km
2, and had a total population of 10,915 (2005). Its last mayor was Tage Sørensen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
.
On 1 January 2007, Rødding municipality was dissolved as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Brørup
Brørup is a railway town, with a population of 4,516 (1 January 2022),[Holsted
Holsted is a railway town located in the Vejen Municipality, in the Region of Southern Denmark. It was previously the seat of the Holsted Municipality.
Transport
Holsted is served by Holsted station, located on the Lunderskov-Esbjerg railway ...](_blank)
, and
Vejen
Vejen with a population of 10,009 (1 January 2022) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark.
Geography
The town is situated in the Danish region of Syddanmark and is a railway town at the railway between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. ...
municipalities to form the new
Vejen municipality
Vejen Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 817 km2, and has a total population of 42,742 (2020). Its mayor is Egon ...
. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km
2 and a total population of 41,350 (2005). The new municipality is part of the
Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici ...
.
Notable people
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Jakob Knudsen
Jakob Christian Lindberg Knudsen (14 September 1858 – 21 January 1917) was a Danish author, educator and clergyman.
Biography
Jakob Knudsen was born in Rødding, in the south of Denmark. Knudsen spent much of his childhood at Aggersborg ...
(1858 in Rødding – 1917) a Danish author, educator and clergyman
*
Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (1883-1959) a Danish architect, in 1909 he became an independent architect and master builder in Rødding
*
Fredrik Appel (1884 in Rødding – 1962) a Danish architect
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Karen Finch
Karen Solveig Sinding Møller Finch (8 May 1921 – 15 April 2018) was a Danish-born British master weaver, conservator and educator who was the founder of the Textile Conservation Centre.
Life
Karen Finch was born in May 1921 on a farm in Rødd ...
OBE (1921 in Rødding – 2018) a Danish-born British master weaver, conservator and educator
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Carl Holst
Carl Holst (born 29 April 1970 in Rødding) is a Danish politician, representing the liberal party '' Venstre''. He is the first Region Mayor of Region of Southern Denmark, an office he assumed on 1 January 2007. He served as County Mayor of Sou ...
(born 1970 in Rødding) a Danish politician and governor of
Region of Southern Denmark
The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Munici ...
since 2007
References
Notes
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMDaka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Vejen municipality's official website*
Former municipalities of Denmark
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Vejen Municipality
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