Grindsted, with a population of 9,721 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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is the municipal seat and largest town of

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and belongs to the

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. It is located 42 km west of the major regional city of

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and 49 km northeast of the major harbour city

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. The postal code is 7200.

History

Grindsted is first mentioned in the 14th century, and for several centuries was just a village on the heath. Until the middle of the 19th century, Grindsted was a small, remote, distinctly moorland village. The construction of the main road Vejle — Grindsted — Varde in 1864 brought some progress, which was increased by the later significant cultural works in the area, but it was not until the many railway installations during the First World War that caused the strong development which made Grindsted an important railway hub.

Education

Grindsted has both private and public primary schools, upper secondary education and vocational education.

Industry

In 1924 , the chemical factory Grindstedværket was built in the city, and the industrial community gradually grew up, so that both the cement and textile industries came to the city. One of the main industries today is the

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factory, which traces its roots back to the original chemical factory named (Grindsted Products) founded by the Lundsgaard brothers. Through acquisitions by De Danske Spritfabrikker, it became part of the

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corporation, but Danisco was acquired by DuPont in 2011; however, the factory only changed name on 14 May 2012. Products from Grindsted are still marketed under the Danisco logo and name.

Sport

Grindsted Speedway Klub compete in the Danish Speedway League and the track called the Billund Municipality Stadium is located at Blåbjergvej 1, 7200. The towns'

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

club GGIF Grindsted secured promotion to the top division for the first time ever in 2024.

Notable people

* Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891 in Filskov, near Grindsted – 1958): a Danish carpenter; in 1932 he founded

The Lego Group Lego A/S, also known as the Lego Group, is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund. It manufactures Lego-branded toys, consisting mostly of interlocking ABS plastic and rubber bricks. The Lego Group has also built severa ...

* Hein Heinsen (born 1935 in Grindsted): a Danish artist who has contributed to the Lutheran art of Scandinavia * Carsten Thomassen (born 1948 in Grindsted): a Danish mathematician * Boye Habekost (born 1968 in Grindsted): a football coach and a former player with over 200 club caps * Allan Gaarde (born 1975 in Grindsted): a former professional footballer, 299 club caps and 39 goals for AaB * Kian Hansen (born 1989): Danish footballer, over 250 club caps, plays for FC Nordsjælland *

Michael Jepsen Jensen Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 18 February 1992) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Career Jepsen Jensen was part of the 2010 Under-21 World Cup winning Denmark team. He peaked in 2012, winning the 2012 Speedway World Cup with th ...

(born 1992 in Grindsted): a speedway rider

References

External links

"Grindsted hosts the first FITEQ event in Denmark"
by FITEQ (March 14, 2024) Municipal seats of the Region of Southern Denmark Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Billund Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub