Horsens

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Horsens [ hɔʀsəns ] is a Danish seaport on the east coast of Jutland with 55 253 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013) and thus to Aarhus and Randers third largest city in East Jutland. The city is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality which belongs to Region Midtjylland. The town developed around the harbor, Horsens Havn, which lies at the end of the 20 km long Horsens Fjord. Horsens is a location with metal and tobacco industry and frequently a venue of world-renowned musicians. In the East, leads the Danish motorway Østjyske motorvej that goes along with the European Route 45, past the town.

In a new structural reform joined on 1 January 2007 the municipalities Brædstrup Gedved with the original municipality of Horsens ( 1970-2006; 188.84 km ²) together. The total area of ​​the municipality is 542 km ² now.

Population figures

Development of the number of inhabitants (1 January in each municipality ):

  • 2003-57651
  • 2005-58560
  • 2007-79020
  • 2008-80102
  • 2010-81957
  • 2011-83051

History

From the golden age in the 18th century fashionable houses in the streets Åboulevarden, Sundvejen and Søndergade testify in the center of the city. Beginning of the 19th century took place Horsens rapid change to an industrial city, in 1831 the first iron foundry was established in Jutland. A significant share of the growth of the city took the expansion of the port, which was expanded towards the end of the century and is connected to the railway network. The industrialization strengthened the labor movement, was chosen by the 1918 Axel Sørensen for the first social democratic mayor of Jutland.

Culture and sights

Since 1995 takes place in Horsens annually in addition to the Crime Measure the end of March on the last weekend in August, the European Medieval Festival. Here, a part of the city is completely back in the Middle Ages, street lamps and telephone booths are covered with wood. There are jousting tournaments, street theater and musical performances.

On the site of a former electricity and gas works is the Danish Museum of Industry ( Danmarks Industrimuseum ). Another museum is the Horsens Art Museum, which is housed in the pavilion Lunden in Carolinelundsvej. Latest attraction in the city is the former state prison Statsfængsel Horsens, Horsens Straffeanstalt earlier, in the 1853 to 2006 prisoners were imprisoned with long prison times. After the closure of the prison, it was converted into a museum, whose opening was followed by 17 May 2012 on June 6, 2012, a concert of American band Metallica with 40,000 visitors.

At the Medieval Festival

The monastery church Horsens

Former State Prison ( Horsens Statsfængsel )

Sports

In the football club AC Horsens Horsens is located, the, the SAS League plays in the Danish league. Venue is the 10,400 -seater CASA Arena Horsens.

On May 7, Horsens was starting location and destination of the third stage of the Giro d' Italia in 2012.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Vitus Bering (1681-1741), naval officer and explorer
  • Peter Mathiesen Hentze (1753-1843), priest, later provost of the Faroe Islands
  • Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996), composer
  • Kristian Halken (* 1955), actor
  • January Trøjborg (1955-2012), mayor, member of the Folketing and multiple Minister
  • Anne Louise Hassing (born 1967 ), actress
  • Mikkel Metal ( b. 1973 ), musician
  • Ólafur Gústafsson (* 1989), Icelandic handball player
  • Simon Kjær (* 1989), national football team
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