Vildbjerg
Town in Denmark
56°11′47″N 8°46′04″E / 56.196501°N 8.7676960°E / 56.196501; 8.7676960 (2023-01-01)[1]
DK-7480 Vildbjerg
Vildbjerg is a railway town with a population of 4,033 (1 January 2023),[1] in Herning Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated 14.6 km northwest of Herning and is served by Vildbjerg railway station.
Vildbjerg was the municipal seat of the former Trehøje Municipality until 1 January 2007.
The town is known as the host town for Vildbjerg Cup, an international youth football (soccer) tournament for boys and girls between 7 and 17 years old, organized by the local club Vildbjerg SF.[3]
Vildbjerg Church was built in 1905 on the remnants of a 12-century church.[4]
Vildbjerg School is a public school (Danish: folkeskole) in Vildbjerg. It was built in the period 2005-2006 and was the first primary school in Denmark to be built in a Public-Private-Partnership.[5][6]
Notable people
- Henrik Risom (born 1968), a Danish former footballer
- Gudmund Hatt (1884–1960) a Danish archaeologist and cultural geographer
References
- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ About Vildbjerg Cup
- ^ Vildbjerg Kirke (Vildbjerg Church) VisitHerning
- ^ Vildbjerg school DEAS
- ^ Vildbjerg School MTHøjgaard
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