Egtved is a village with a population of 2,457 (as of 1 January 2024)[1] near Vejle, Denmark in Vejle municipality in the Danish Region of Southern Denmark. Nearby is Tørskind Gravel Pit, a sculpture park.
Egtved | |
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Village | |
 Church in Egtved | |
  Egtved Location in Denmark .svg) Egtved Egtved (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°37′00″N 9°18′00″E / 55.61667°N 9.30000°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Syd |
| Municipality | Vejle |
| Foundation | Pre-history (unknown) |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024) | |
| • Urban | 2,457 |
| • Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6040 Egtved |
The village has a Romanesque church built in 1170, to which a tower was added in 1863. The Egtved Runestone, found near the church in 1863, is now on display in the church.[2]
Egtved Girl
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Near the village is a Bronze Age archaeological site (ca. 1370 BC) which contained an extremely well-preserved burial. It was discovered in 1921 and is one of the best preserved Bronze Age findings in Denmark. It contained the well preserved body of a girl known as the Egtved Girl. On the site where she was found a barrow with a diameter of 22 metres and a height of 4 metres was built. The teenaged girl was dressed in a string skirt, a short sleeved shirt with a woven belt, and a bronze spiked belt disc. She was laid on a cow-hide and covered by a coarse woollen blanket. Lying next to her was a birch-bark drink container with remnants of a drink made of bog myrtle, cranberries and honey.
There is also a small museum describing the discovery of the rare find in detail and displaying copies of the Egtved Girl's clothing, jewellery and buckle. This has allowed a very close look at Nordic Bronze Age clothing and hairstyles.
Literature
editNotable people
edit- Poul Steenstrup (1772 in Egtved – 1864) a businessman, industrial entrepreneur and politician
- Peter Sørensen Vig (1854 in Bøgvad, Egtved Sogn – 1929) a Danish-American pastor, educator and historian in the Lutheran church
- Olaf Pedersen (1920 in Egtved – 1997) an authority on astronomy in classical antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages
- Mette Gravholt (born 1984 in Egtved) a retired Danish handball player who played 53 games for Denmark
References
edit- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "egtvedmuseum.dk". egtvedmuseum.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
External links
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- Egtved Girl Archived 22 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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