Hemmet
Hemmet is a small town and a parish in the former Egvad Municipality (Danish: Egvad kommune), which since 1 January 2007 has been part of the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, Midtjylland, near the west coast of Jutland in Denmark. Hemmet has a town population of 327[1] and a parish population of 569 (1 January 2021).[2] The word "Hemmet" derives from prior Danish, meaning "The home".
Education[]
In the early 1990s, the town of Hemmet had a school, but it was abolished since it was deemed too small. Afterwards, pupils from Hemmet had to attend the private Christian school in , 4 km east of Hemmet or the public school 5 km south of Hemmet located in , where the "Bork Havn Musikfestival" is staged. In Hemmet there is a kindergarten, holding around 100 pupils
Nearby schools[]
- Sdr. Vium Friskole
- Bork Skole
- Tarm Skole - Overbygningen
- Tarm Skole - Byskolen
Events[]
Hemmet has its own harbor, which is about 1000 m² large. At the harbor, each summer a havnefest (harbour feast) is held.
The town has a football team playing in the 6th series of Danish football. It shares its name with the nearby city of , which Hemmet also bonds with. The football team is called "HSV IF", formerly "HSV '82".
Religion[]
Hemmet has a church, which is known by many Christians in the area, because of the priest Martin Jensen. He is known because of his inner mission way of speaking. Not all citizens in Hemmet are Christians though.[3]
Sources[]
- ^ BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ SOGN10: Population by Parish from Statistics Denmark
- ^ The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark
External links[]
- Hemmet's own homepage (in Danish)
- Hemmet parish (in Danish)
- Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region
- Parishes of Denmark