Viborg Katedralskole is a public
gymnasium (secondary education school) and
IB World School in
Viborg, Denmark
Viborg () is a city in central Jutland, Denmark, the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the Courts of Denmark, High Court for the Jutland peninsula. Viborg Municipality ...
. The school is located at Gammel Skivevej 2 in Viborg and supports about 1000 students.
History
The Katedralskole was established around 1060 as a
Catholic
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seminary
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. Young men were schooled in Bible reading, hymn singing, and prayers, in
Latin
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. Until the 16th century, the school's
rector was appointed by the bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Viborg and also served as a priest in one of Viborg's twelve churches.
After the
Protestant Reformation
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in 1536, regulation of the school was taken over by the Danish kings. In 1772, the school moved from its original site near
Viborg Cathedral
Viborg Cathedral, Our Lady Cathedral () is the site of one of Denmark's most important historic churches located in the town of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg in northern Jutland. The modern building is a 19th-century construction based on Lund Cathedra ...
to St. Mogens Gade 1, while the earlier structure was rebuilt to hold a larger number of students and schoolmasters. A garden known as the ''Latin Garden'' was later landscaped around the school, as a result of a fire in the surrounding area.
The 19th century saw a series of school reforms: a library was established, and subjects were taught in
Danish. In 1903, a national law was introduced in Denmark which allowed girls to be admitted to the gymnasiums, and in 1904 the Katedralskole became
coeducational
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.
In 1922, work was begun to build a new main school building on the corner of Skivevej and Aalborgvej designed by the architect
Hack Kampmann, in the
Neoclassical style as seen from the exterior, with a modern Scandinavian interior. Kampmann had died before construction began, and his son, the architect Christian Kampmann, completed the project in 1926. This building is now protected.
At the beginning of 2007, a large new room was added within the roof, providing more space for group work. The room has been given the name "Kampmann Hall" after the school's architect.
Notable former pupils
*
Johannes V. Jensen Author, Nobel laureate
*
Johan Otto von Spreckelsen, Architect and professor
*
Peer Hultberg
*
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (; born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician who was the prime minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the Secretary General of NATO, secretary general of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014. He became ...
(1972) Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009) and former
Secretary General of NATO
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* Anders Samuelsen (1986) Foreign Minister of Denmark (2016-2019)
* Jens Rohde
* Janus Metz
* Lise Rønne (1997) Host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
* Bent Hansen
* Christina Roslyng (1999) Olympic gold winner (women's handball)
* Rikke Skov (2000) Olympic gold winner (women's handball)
* Josephine Touray Olympic gold winner (women's handball)
* Rene Toft Hansen Olympic gold winner (Men's handball (Rio 2016))
* Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk
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References
External links
Viborg Katedralskole
Viborgs historie
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Gymnasiums in Denmark
International Baccalaureate schools in Denmark
Listed buildings and structures in Viborg Municipality
Hack Kampmann buildings