Ikast is a Danish town in the Mid Jutland Region (''Midtjylland''). It is the seat of Ikast-Brande Municipality since 2007. It was the seat of the former Ikast Municipality.

Geography

The town is situated in the middle of

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. The town is situated 5 km from Hammerum, which is the Eastern outskirts of Herning Municipality. Ikast is situated 28 km from Silkeborg, and 69 km away from Aarhus.

Demography

As of 1 January 2022, the population of the town is 15,979.BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

History

Up until late in the nineteenth century, Ikast was nothing more than a few buildings surrounding the church. During industrialization, Ikast established a strong presence in Denmark as one of the main towns for the textile industry, which was the main industry in the area until the start of globalization, where production jobs were outsourced. The opening of the

railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...

in the 1850s led to an increase in population, as the existing part of town surrounding the church, and the new part of town, built around the

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 prep ...

, grew into each other. The church was originally a Romanesque church, built in the 13th century. The old church burned down in 1904, and was rebuilt into the new church, which was finished in 1907. The church was expanded several times, with the latest expansion happening in 2005.

Notable people

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* Emilie Andersen (1895 in Grødde, Ikast – 1970) a Danish historian and archivist. * Bo Skovhus (born 1962 in Ikast) a Danish baritone opera singer IMDb Database
retrieved 23 May 2020 * Kurt Aust (born 1955 in Ikast) pen name of ''Kurt Østergaard'', an author and freelance writer

Sport

* Jens Reno Møller (born 1971 in Ikast) is a Danish racing driver * Peder Nissen (born 1976 in Ikast) a former badminton player, twice Danish National champion * Pernille Harder (born 1992 in Ikast) a Danish professional footballer, named in 2018 as Europe's best female footballer * Jens Martin Gammelby (born 1995 in Ikast) a Danish footballer, who plays for

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

* Lasse Mølhede (born 1995 in Ikast) a Danish badminton player *

Line Skak Line Skak Lindegaard Nielsen (born 6 April 1997) is a Danish handball player who currently plays for Silkeborg-Voel KFUM Silkeborg-Voel KFUM is a Danish handball club from Silkeborg and Voel. In the season 2022-2023 it plays in the Danish Wome ...

(born 1997 in Ikast) a Danish handball player who currently plays for TTH Holstebro

References

External links

Website of Ikast
{{Authority control Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Ikast-Brande Municipality