Vejen
Vejen | |
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town | |
Vejen Location in Denmark | |
Coordinates: 55°28′38″N 9°08′17″E / 55.47736°N 9.13794°ECoordinates: 55°28′38″N 9°08′17″E / 55.47736°N 9.13794°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
Municipality | Vejen |
Area | |
• Urban | 8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Urban | 9,997 |
• Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | DK-6600 Vejen |
Vejen with a population of 9,997 (1 January 2021)[1] is the main town in Vejen Municipality, Denmark.
Geography[]
The town is situated in the Danish region of Syddanmark and is a railway town at the railway between the cities of Kolding and Esbjerg.
Attractions[]
The Vejen Art Museum specializes in works from the end of the 19th century in styles including Symbolism and Art Nouveau.[2]
Economy[]
The food industry is a major employer. Major companies include Eurofins Steins Laboratorium, with 425 employees (2015), Danish Crown and Aquapris, a manufacturer of fish products.[3]
Notable people[]
- Niels Hansen Jacobsen (1861 in Vejen – 1941) a Danish sculptor and ceramist
- Peter Petersen (1892 in Vejen – 1964) a sports shooter, competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics
- Arne Petersen (1913 in Vejen – 1990) a cyclist, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916 in Vejen – 1959) a Danish illustrator of the Pippi Longstocking books
- Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph (born 1976 in Vejen) a Danish TV and radio host [4]
References[]
- ^ BY3: population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Vejen Kunstmuseum". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Vejen elsker fødevareindustrien" (in Danish). Food Supply. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ IMDb Database retrieved 30 April 2020
External links[]
Media related to Vejen at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Municipal seats of the Region of Southern Denmark
- Municipal seats of Denmark
- Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
- Vejen Municipality
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