Vorbasse with a population of 1,300 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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is the 4th largest town in

Billund Municipality Billund is a municipality in the centre of the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark. Formerly the municipality belonged to Ribe County. The new, merged municipality covers an area of 540.18 km², and has a total population of 26,172 (2010). Its mayor ...

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. Annually, the biggest market 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 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

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. In archaeology Vorbasse is well known for its large scale excavations of a settlement that had existed from the 1st century BC to the 11th century AD. 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 ''

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'' 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

* 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

Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Billund Municipality