Store Heddinge is a Danish town in

Region Sjælland Region Zealand () is an administrative region of Denmark. It is one of the five classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Denmark. It was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional ...

. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality, and has a population of 3,633 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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Geography

The town is situated in the eastern side of

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, on the

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History

The town came into existence during the 13th century, and Saint Katharina Church (''Sct. Katharina kirke'') is also from that time. The town received privileged status as a merchant town in 1441. A Latin preparatory school was founded in the town in 1620, but was closed down in 1739. The

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( Danish, ''tinghuset'') in Store Heddinge was built around 1838 on the newly built ''Nytorv'' plaza as a combination town hall, assembly hall, and jail. It was built by architect

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, who was Director for the

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(''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi''). The water tower is from 1912 and is made of limestone, from nearby

Stevns Klint Stevns Klint, known as the Cliffs of Stevns in English, is a white chalk cliff located some southeast of Store Heddinge on the Danish island of Zealand. Stretching along the coast, it is of geological importance as one of the best exposed C ...

, and red brick.

Transport

Store Heddinge is served by Store Heddinge railway station located on the East Line which connects the town with and the rest of the Danish rail network.

Photogallery

Image:Store Heddinge Kirke1.jpg, Sankt Katharina Church Image:Store Heddinge - gadeparti.jpg, Old town Image:Store Heddinge - Hotel Stevns.jpg, Hotel Stevns

Notable people

* Carl Otto Reventlow (1817 in Store Heddinge - 1873) notable as the developer of a

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system * Jutta Bojsen-Møller (1837 in Store Heddinge – 1927) a high school proponent, a women's rights activist * Jan B. Poulsen (born 1946 in Store Heddinge) a Danish football manager, 155 games with

Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team and its youth academy. Since its foundation ...

Søren Ulrik Thomsen Søren Ulrik Thomsen (born 8 May 1956) is a Danish poet. His debut was ''City Slang'', 1981. Life Søren Ulrik Thomsen was born in 1956 in Kalundborg. He grew up in Store Heddinge, Stevns, south of Copenhagen, where he went to school together ...

(born 1956) a Danish poet, went to school and brought up in Store Heddinge * Jens Fink-Jensen (born 1956) a Danish poet, author, photographer, composer and architect, went to school and brought up in Store Heddinge

References

External links

Website of Stevns Municipality
{{Authority control Populated places in Stevns Municipality Municipal seats of Region Zealand Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in Region Zealand