Ulfborg
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Denmark | |||
Region : | Midtjylland | |||
Municipality (since 2007) : |
Holstebro | |||
Coordinates : | 56 ° 16 ′ N , 8 ° 19 ′ E | |||
Population : (2020) |
2,025 | |||
Postal code : | 6990 | |||
The Ulfjkær Kirke in Ulfborg |
Ulfborg is a small town in the Danish municipality of Holstebro , Midtjylland region . On January 1st, 2020 there were 2025 inhabitants in Ulfborg. For the surrounding area, the place offers medical practices, shops for daily needs, a post office and a leisure center ( Vestjydsk Fritidscenter ). Tourists, especially from the nearby holiday home areas Vedersø Klit and Vester Husby , use the offers.
Ulfborg station is on the Esbjerg - Struer railway line . Even before the station was set up in 1875, Ulfborg had a market, for which it had received royal approval in 1840. Even today this market is celebrated every year on the penultimate weekend in August in the form of a large folk festival.
Ulfjkær Kirke , built in 1900, is located in the center of the village .
In 1993, the sculptor HH Voldmester created several stone sculptures that are set up in different places in the area.
To the west of the village is the Tvind School ( Tvind Internationale Skolecenter ), an alternative school form established in the 1970s. One of the largest and oldest wind turbines in Denmark, Tvindkraft , is located on the school grounds and can be viewed during the day.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
Web links
- Ulfborg-Vemb Touristbureau Local tourist office
- Ulfborgmarked information about the fair
- westjuetland.info Commercial private website