Vorbasse with a population of 1,261 (1 January 2024)
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is the 4th largest town in
Billund Municipality,
Region of Southern Denmark
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, Denmark.
Annually, the biggest
market
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*Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
*Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
*Marketing, the act of sat ...
in Denmark is arranged,
Vorbasse Market (running for the 288th year, as of 2018), with approximately 250,000 visitors. The town is also renowned for having its own little
naval
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port, Vorbasse Krigshavn, actually a village pond dominated by the bridge of a former Russian submarine from 1988 until its removal during the 2003 renovation. It still harbours the model warship 'Labri', which is ceremonially launched every
Easter
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.
In
archaeology
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Vorbasse is well known for its large scale
excavations
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of a settlement that had existed from the 1st century BC to the 11th century AD. The original settlement is located northeast of the modern town. The settlement consisted of a number of identical farms spread along a central street. The farm buildings, each set within its own large enclosure, contained a ''
long house
A longhouse or long house is a type of long, proportionately narrow, single-room building for communal dwelling. It has been built in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe, and North America.
Many were built from lumber, timber and ...
'' with generally sloping stone walls built without mortar and several smaller surrounding annexes. The roof of the long house tended to be curved with the centre being higher than the ends.
[Neveux, Francois. ''The Normans'', p.11. Constable & Robinson Ltd. Translation copyright © Howard Curtis 2008.]
Notable people
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Henrik Dam Kristensen (born 1957 in Vorbasse) a Danish politician and the current speaker of the Danish parliament
External links
Vorbasse's official websiteVorbasse Market's official websiteCamping VorbasseBillund municipality's official websiteNew Billund municipality's official website
References
{{Billund Municipality
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Billund Municipality