Vojens
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Vojens ( German Woyens ) |
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 Denmark
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| Region : | Syddanmark | ||||
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Municipality (since 2007) : |
Haderslev | ||||
| Municipality / Office : (until the end of 2006) |
Vojens Kommune Sønderjyllands Amt |
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Harde / Amt: (until March 1970) |
Gram Herred Haderslev Office |
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| Coordinates : | 55 ° 15 ′ N , 9 ° 18 ′ E | ||||
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Population : (2020) |
7,431 | ||||
| Postal code : | 6500 Vojens | ||||
Vojens (German Woyens ) is a city in Denmark . It extends over the parish communities ( Danish : Sogn ) Vojens Sogn , Skrydstrup Sogn and Jegerup Sogn . Until 1970 it belonged to Harde Gram Herred in what was then Haderslev Amt , after which it became the center of Vojens Kommune in what was then Sønderjyllands Amt , which was merged into the "new" Haderslev Kommune in the Syddanmark region on January 1, 2007 as part of the municipal reform .
Vojens has 7431 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020)
Vojens station links the Fredericia – Flensburg and Vojens – Haderslev lines . To the south of the city lies the Skrydstrup military airfield , Denmark's only fighter aircraft base.
Vojens is known nationwide for the Vojens Speedway Center , which is owned by former world champion Ole Olsen and opened in 1975. The Speedway Individual World Championship final took place in the Speedwaysport Arena with a capacity of 22,000 spectators in 1988 and 1994, and since 1995 there has been a regular World Championship Grand Prix as part of the Speedway Individual World Championship. In recent years the Nordic GP has been held in Vojens, as the Danish Grand Prix is held in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.