Bække is a town 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 ...

Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark (, ; , ; ) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions. ...

. Bække grew up around the road between

Ribe Ribe () is a town in south-west Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 8,367 (2025). It is the seat of the Diocese of Ribe. Until 1 January 2007, Ribe was the seat of both a surrounding municipality and county. It is now part of the enlarged E ...

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 (''Municipalities of De ...

. The road roughly follows the course of the historic Hærvejen or Ox Road past the church and inn. At an early stage the city extended along the old road and another parallel to the main street. The city currently has a compact form. By 1917, Bække had a station on the Troldhede to

Kolding Kolding () is a Denmark, Danish seaport city located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre and has numerous industria ...

railway. The railway closed in 1969, but the town still has significance as a hub for bus services. The church, school and most shops are in the middle of the city linked to the main street, Søndergade-Nørregade. In recent years Bække has experienced an increase in tourism, based on the Hærvejen route and the river Holme Å. The square at the bus station has also been redeveloped with a modern sculpture by Niels Aage Schmidt symbolizing the Hærvejen. Bække has distinctive historic architecture with several landmark buildings. File:BækkeStationVejsideNV.JPG, The former railway station File:Bække Kro.jpg, The inn File:Bække gamle rutebilstation.jpg, The former bus station, which now serves as a tourist office and small museum related to Hærvejen File:Bækkestenen 1 a.jpg, Runestone from 900-950 in front of the church

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baekke Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Vejen Municipality