Hedensted

History

The oldest and one of the most important buildings in the town is the local church (Hedensted Kirke), built around 1175. It is especially noted for its early murals showing Christ, St. Peter, and St. Paul. Hedensted had the benefits of a railway station from 1868 until it was closed down in 1974. However, in 2006 the station was reopened on roughly the same spot. Like many other Danish towns, Hedensted was expanded with large residential areas around the original town centre. Later, industrial parks followed south and west of the town.

Geography

Hedensted is located midway between the larger towns of Horsens and Vejle. East of Hedensted, by the coast, lies the town of Juelsminde which in 2007 became a part of the municipality of Hedensted.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  11,987
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,934
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,665
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,584
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  10,521
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,756
• Eurasian Wren

  Troglodytes troglodytes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,483
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  9,077

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2005-03-16
  13 km NNW of Kalundborg, Denmark
• M 2.8 — 2005-03-03
  29 km E of Ebeltoft, Denmark
• M 2.8 — 2004-11-24
  13 km SSE of Ebeltoft, Denmark