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词条 Horsens
释义

  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Economy

  4. Culture

  5. Education

  6. Sport

  7. Prison

  8. Notable people from Horsens

      Public thinking and politics    The Arts    Commerce    Sport  

  9. International relations

     Twin towns — Sister cities 

  10. See also

  11. References

  12. External links

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}}Horsens ({{IPA-da|hoːʁsɛns}}) is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 58.646 (2018) and the municipality's population is 87,736 ({{as of|2016|01|01|lc=on}}), making it the 8th largest city in Denmark.

Horsens is best known for its culture and entertainment events. Horsens New Theatre is a cultural centre which holds over 200 events annually. It has managed to draw major names such as Bob Dylan, Madonna and The Rolling Stones.

Geography

Horsens lies at the end of Horsens Fjord in eastern Jutland. The city is surrounded by typical moraine landscape with low hills and valleys created by glaciers during the last ice ages. Horsens is {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Aarhus and {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Vejle, and approximately {{convert|200|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Copenhagen.

History

It is believed the name Horsens derives from the old Danish words hors (horse) and næs (naze, headland). From the 12th century the name Horsens is known.

The earliest traces of a city are remains of a pagan burial site and houses dating back to the 10th century. In the 12th century, the kings Sweyn III and Valdemar I issued coins in the city. In the 13th century the city got its own legal code.

Excavations have shown that the city was expanded around 1300, with a moat going around the city and its harbour. Industrialization started from the middle of the 19th century. The population rose dramatically when people from the countryside moved to the city to work in the factories. The first Danish iron foundry outside of Copenhagen was opened as well as tobacco and textile factories.

Economy

The city is currently undergoing a positive development with new industry moving to Horsens, or expanding their activities already in Horsens. A lot of electronics and graphical companies are based there. Horsens also has the only Industrial Museum in Denmark. The city is also home to VIA University College.

Culture

In recent years, much effort has been made to expand and improve cultural events. Several internationally known artists, such as Madonna, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Joe Cocker, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, David Bowie, José Carreras, Helmut Lotti, Westlife, R.E.M., Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones, Dolly Parton, AC/DC, U2, Rammstein and Snow Patrol have performed, or have performances planned in Horsens.

Metallica has performed several times in Horsens.

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band Pretty Maids is from Horsens.

One of the largest cultural events in Denmark is the annual European Medieval Festival on the last Friday and Saturday in August. The town centre of Horsens is transformed into the largest medieval market town in Northern Europe with activities and entertainment for families and children of all ages.

Every March, Horsens hosts a Crime Festival. The Crime Festival - in Danish called Krimimessen - is an event for literary crime, mysteries and thrillers. The Crime Festival is organized by Horsens Public Library. Every year, many well-known crime writers visit Horsens.

The city is home to Horsens Industrimuseum, a museum showing the history of the industrial society. The museum shows technological development and developments in living conditions for workers.

European route E45 runs by the city of Horsens.

Peter Sørensen from the Social Democrats is mayor of Horsens.

Vitus Bering, the famous Russian Navy captain was born here.

Education

The largest educational institution in Horsens is VIA University College, which offers a wide range of engineering, technical and business programmes for Danish and International students.

Sport

Horsens is the home to professional football club AC Horsens who play in the Danish Superliga. Their home ground is the 10,400 capacity CASA Arena Horsens.

In 2015, the CASA Arena will host Motorcycle speedway when it holds the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark for the first time, taking over as host from the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen which had held the Speedway Grand Prix event from 2003-2014.

Horsens is also home to professional basketball team Horsens IC who play in Basketligaen. The team plays at Forum Horsens which has a capacity of 3,300. The team has won the league 6 times most recently in 2014-15 and 2015-16 as well as winning the Danish Basketball Cup 3 times most recently in the 2014-15 season.

Prison

From 1853 to 2006 the city housed the Horsens Statsfængsel prison, which held prisoners serving longer sentences. A notable prisoner was former minister of justice Peter Adler Alberti.

The last execution in peacetime in Denmark happened in the prison in 1892 when Jens Nielsen was decapitated in the courtyard.

Carl August Lorentzen was a safe cracker who became famous for his escape from the prison in 1950 when he dug a tunnel from his cell and out to freedom with a spoon. When the guards discovered he was missing they found a note from him with the words "Where there is a will there is a way". Lorentzen was captured a few days later on a nearby farm.

The old run-down buildings were not fit for a modern prison. In 2006 the prison was closed and the newly built State Prison of East Jutland was opened. The new prison, which is placed near Horsens, held the mass murderer Peter Lundin for a period.[2]

Since its closure as a prison, Horsens Statsfængsel has housed a crime and prison museum, and conference and business facilities. The prison grounds have been used for concerts.[3] It was considered as the venue of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, along with two other cities in Denmark.

VisitHorsens (the local tourist office) moved to the Prison in 2013 and in 2015 a hotel called SleepIn has opened in the Prison.

Notable people from Horsens

Public thinking and politics

  • Hans Svane (1606–1668) a Danish statesman and ecclesiastic
  • Vitus Bering (1681-1741), naval officer and explorer, the Bering Strait was named after him
  • Poul Vendelbo Løvenørn (1686–1740) a Danish military officer, diplomat and landowner
  • Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick (1741–1807) daughter of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick lived under house arrest in Horsens with family 1780-death
  • Elizabeth Antonovna of Brunswick (1743–1782) daughter of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick lived under house arrest in Horsens with family 1780-death
  • Hans G. Jensen (1856–1922) a Norwegian trade unionist, politician and tailor
  • Ellen Broe (1900–1994) a Danish nurse who established educational and training initiatives
  • Lilli Gyldenkilde (1936–2003) a Danish politician, served as a member of the Folketing and an MEP
  • Lars Hedegaard (born 1942) a Danish historian, journalist and author
  • Ole Sohn (born 1954) a Danish politician and author
  • Jan Trøjborg (1955-2012), mayor 2005-2012, elected to the Folketing 1987-2005, minister
  • Anders Samuelsen (born 1967) a Danish politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)
  • Peter Fibiger Bang (born 1973) a Danish comparative historian

The Arts

  • Anton Dorph (1831–1914) a Danish painter who painted altarpieces and fishermen
  • Frederikke Federspiel (1839–1913) first female pro photographer, ran a photo. studio in Aalborg
  • Alfred Schmidt (1858–1938) a Danish illustrator, caricaturist and painter
  • Anna Bloch (1868–1953) a Danish actress
  • Sigrid Neiiendam (1873–1955) a Danish actress
  • Jens Jacob Bregnø (1877 in Hedensted – 1946) a Danish sculptor and ceramics designer
  • Christian Arhoff (1893–1973) a Danish stage and film actor and member of National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark
  • Vagn Holmboe (1909-1996), a Danish composer and teacher who wrote in a neo-classical style
  • Bodil Kjær (born 1932 in Hatting), a Danish architect, furniture designer, professor and researcher
  • Poul Borum (1934-1996) writer, poet and critic, was born and raised in Horsens
  • Kristian Halken (born 1955), actor
  • Søren Sætter-Lassen (born 1955) a Danish stage, film and television actor
  • Michael Kvium (born 1955) a Danish multifaceted artist
  • Anne Louise Hassing (born 1967), actress
  • Barbara Zatler (born 1980) an actress, TV personality, model and comedian
  • Pretty Maids (formed 1981) a Danish hard rock/heavy metal band from Horsens
  • Peter Bjørnskov (born 1981) a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer

Commerce

  • Jens Bang (c. 1575-1644) a wealthy Danish merchant, built Jens Bang's House in Aalborg
  • Andreas Bang-Haas (1846–1925) a Danish entomologist and insect dealer

Sport

  • Ernst Schultz (1879 – drowned, 1906) sprinter, bronze medallist in the 400m at the 1900 Summer Olympics
  • Helge Muxoll Schrøder (1924–2012) a rower, competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics
  • Bent Schmidt-Hansen (1946–2013) a footballer, 140 caps for AC Horsens and 212 for PSV Eindhoven
  • Anja Hansen (born 1973) a team handball player, Olympic champion at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (born 1975) a former footballer, won 118 caps for the Danish national women's team
  • Søren Jochumsen (born 1976) a retired professional football goalkeeper, 521 caps for AC Horsens
  • Brian Priske (born 1977) retired footballer, played 24 matches for the Denmark national football team
  • Simon Kjær (born 1989), footballer with Sevilla FC and Denmark national football team captain

International relations

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Denmark}}

Twin towns — Sister cities

Horsens is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|FIN}} Nokia, Finland
  • {{flagicon|ISL}} Blönduós, Iceland
  • {{flagicon|NOR}} Moss, Norway
  • {{flagicon|SWE}} Karlstad, Sweden
  • {{flagicon|CHN}} Chengdu, China

See also

  • Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Grayfriars#Chapter 15 Concerning the Friary at Horsens

References

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2. ^{{Cite news|publisher=TV 2|language=Danish|date=2008-09-29|accessdate=2009-03-10|url=http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/krimi/article.php/id-16106945.html |title=Peter Lundin hemmeligt gift}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=10 prison's now open to travelers |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/13/travel/world-famous-prisons/|publisher=CNN|accessdate=18 August 2016}}

External links

{{Wikivoyage|Horsens}}{{commons category|Horsens}}{{EB1911 Poster|Horsens}}
  • The Municipality of Horsens (In Danish and English)
  • Horsens city official tourist website (In Danish/English)
  • Horsens New Theatre (In Danish)
  • The European Medieval Festival in Horsens (In Danish and English)
  • Denmark's Industrial Museum (In Danish, English and German)
  • Krimimessen (In Danish)
  • Vikings in Horsens
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141128025941/http://en.isten.me/city/horsens.html Instagram Photos of Horsens]
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