Horsens
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| Coordinates: 55°51′30″N 09°51′00″E / 55.85833°N 9.85000°ECoordinates: 55°51′30″N 09°51′00″E / 55.85833°N 9.85000°E | |||
| Country | Denmark | ||
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) | ||
| Municipality | Horsens | ||
| Founded | 12th century | ||
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| • Total | 189 km2 (73 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016) | |||
| • Total | 57,517 | ||
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 8700 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+45) 7 | ||
| Website | www |
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Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens Municipality. The city's population is 57,517 and the municipality's population is 87,736 (as of 1 January 2016[update]). The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which has 1.2 million inhabitants.
Horsens is best known for its culture and entertainment events. Horsens New Theatre is a cultural centre which holds over 200 events annually. It has managed to draw major names such as Bob Dylan, Madonna and The Rolling Stones.
Horsens lies at the end of Horsens Fjord in eastern Jutland. The city is surrounded by typical moraine landscape with low hills and valleys created by glaciers during the last ice ages. Horsens is 50 km (31 mi) south of Aarhus and 30 km (19 mi) north of Vejle, and approximately 200 km (120 mi) from Copenhagen.
It is believed the name Horsens derives from the old Danish words hors (horse) and næs (naze, headland). From the 12th century the name Horsenes is known.
The earliest traces of a city are remains of a pagan burial site and houses dating back to the 10th century. In the 12th century, the kings Sweyn III and Valdemar I issued coins in the city. In the 13th century the city got its own legal code.
Excavations have shown that the city was expanded around 1300, with a moat going around the city and its harbour. Industrialization started from the middle of the 19th century. The population rose dramatically when people from the countryside moved to the city to work in the factories. The first Danish iron foundry outside of Copenhagen was opened as well as tobacco and textile factories.
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