Rødding () is a town with a population of 2,783 (1 January 2024) in Southern

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. It is located in

Vejen municipality Vejen Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the 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 42,702 (2025). Its mayor is Frank Schmidt-Hansen, r ...

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on the

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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, and remains the world's oldest folk high school. In 1864, After the

Battle of Dybbøl The Battle of Dybbøl (; ) was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War, fought between Denmark and Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia. The battle was fought on the morning of 18 April 1864, following a siege that began on 2 April. Denmark suffered ...

, Rødding came under

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n control and the town became the seat of the northern region of

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been di ...

. 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 () is a town with a population of 2,783 (1 January 2024) in Southern Denmark. It is located in Vejen Municipality, Vejen municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. History The area around Rødding was first ...

was created in 1970, and the region's eight parishes were merged. The town was the seat of the municipality ( Danish, '' kommune''), which covered an area of 273 km², 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 area'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 4,557 (1 January 2025),Holsted Holsted is a railway town in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is situated at the stream of Holsted Å, 8 km west of Brørup. Holsted was the seat of Holsted Municipality until 1 January 2007. Holsted consist of two ...

, and

Vejen Vejen with a population of 10,416 (1 January 2025) is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark. Geography The town is situated in the Danish region of Region of Southern Denmark, Syddanmark between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg. It is a ...

municipalities to form the new

. This created a municipality with an area of 817 km² and a total population of 41,350 (2005). The new municipality is part of the

Notable people

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 in Han ...

(1858 in Rødding – 1917) a Danish author, educator and clergyman *

Lauritz Petersen Aakjær Lauritz Petersen Aakjær (26 May 1883 – April 17, 1959) was a Danish architect in Jutland and exponent of the Heimatschutz style. Biography Lauritz Petersen Aakjær was born in Vester Lindet near Gram, Denmark. He completed a basic architectu ...

(1883-1959) a Danish architect, in 1909 he became an independent architect and master builder in Rødding *

Fredrik Appel Fredrik Appel (8 August 1884 – 6 November 1962) was a Danish architect. He was born at Rødding on Jutland, where his father was a folk high school teacher at Rødding Højskole. He graduated from Odense Technical School in 1903 and from t ...

(1884 in Rødding – 1962) a Danish architect *

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 Rø ...

OBE (1921 in Rødding – 2018) a Danish-born British master weaver, conservator and educator *

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 So ...

(born 1970 in Rødding) a Danish politician and governor of

since 2007

References

Notes

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD
aka 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 {{SouthernDK-stub