railway town
A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated, or was expanded, as a result of a railway line being constructed there.
North America
During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporary, ...
in
Viborg Municipality
Viborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,421.04 km2, and has a population of 97,621 (1. January 2025). Søren ...
in central
Jutland
Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
,
Denmark
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. It is located west of
Bjerringbro
Bjerringbro is a railway town located at the Langå-Struer Line, railway line between Viborg, Denmark, Viborg and Randers and lying on both sides of the Gudenå (''River Guden''). Until 1 January 2007 it was the municipal seat of the former Bjerr ...
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Kjellerup
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,247 (1 January 2025).Viborg. As of 1 January 2025, Rødkærsbro has a population of 1,737.
History
Parishes and churches
The oldest part of Rødkærsbro - north of Vindelsbæk - belongs to Vindum Parish, which was the largest parish in Middelsom Herred, because it also includes the former Faldborg Parish, where the church was demolished in 1655. Just west of the town, on the south side of the old main road is a memorial to the demolished Faldborg Church.
Railway
Jutland's second oldest railway line, the Langå–Struer line, was inaugurated on 21 July 1863 and had a station here which was called Rødkærsbro, because south of the station there was a bridge over a low-lying lake, which was called Rødkær because it was surrounded by a reddish vegetation. In 1875 the conditions are described as follows: "Rødkjærsbro with railway station and inn". Around the turn of the last century, the town was referred to as: "Rødkjærsbro, Gde. and Huse, with inn, railway, telegraph and telephone exchange as well as postal forwarding."
Facilities
Rødkærsbro School has 321 students, divided into grades 0–9. grade level. The school employs 13 teachers. Rødkærsbro Sports Association (RIF) offers badminton, football, gymnastics, handball, running, swimming and tennis as well as training in the gym.
Economy
Rødkjærsbro Kro was built in 1864 as one of the first buildings at the station and is still the town's oldest business.