Horsens

It was founded in the 11th or 12th century. It was a fortified city with several monasteries. In 1442 he received the first trading charter and by the 18th century became a commercial center.

Horsens is one of the most charming and oldest cities in Denmark. Once upon a time, a Viking settlement was located on this place. The city had a trade charter, favorable location and convenient port, cattle, in particular horses, were bred on the adjacent lands. Hence the name of the city: Horsens (from hors i næs , "horse" and "peninsula"). The boundaries of the old city of the Vikings and the growth of urban areas of all subsequent eras are quite easy to trace in the historical center of the city.

On the outskirts of Horsens is located one of the oldest churches in Denmark - Tamprud. Its foundation coincided with the adoption of Christianity by Denmark. Interesting frescoes, one of the oldest in Denmark, have been preserved in the Tamprud Church almost in its original form.

Horsens is a true city of churches. In addition to Tamprudskaya there are more than 20 temples.

On Snake Hill, near Horsens, there are picturesque ruins of King Eric Menved's castle. This castle flourished in 1320-1618, but was then abandoned and subsequently dilapidated. Not far from the castle are the ruins of a Benedictine monastery.

There is a chapel of the Franciscan monastery, the Church of the Savior ( dated Vor Frelsers Kirke ) in the Romanesque style (13th century), a museum, several merchant houses of the 18th century.

On Boller-Slotsway, there is a noble residence of the 16th century: an old house surrounded by a park with a fuchsia garden and a garden of medicinal plants.

Garsway Street is home to the well-known Industrial Museum. Horsens is the birthplace of Vitus Bering ^[1] . Great Bering in Horsens is dedicated to a special museum. The central square is named after him and the park is laid out.

After 1780, according to the agreement of the Danish government with Catherine II, the princes and princesses of the Braunschweig family lived in practical isolation until the end of their lives - the children of Anton Braunschweig and Anna Leopoldovna , brothers and sisters of Ivan VI . At this time, Denmark was actually ruled by Queen Juliana Maria , the sister of Anton of Braunschweig.

On the shore of the Horsensfjord, three oars from ash were found, 4.7 thousand years old - 4.5 thousand years BC. e. The oars were created by representatives of the Ertebelle culture ^{[2] [3]} .

Steel production, mechanical engineering (electrical equipment, textile, etc.), food, tobacco industry.

Horsens is home to a major international university named after Vitus Bering . Since 2008, after its merger with the Alpha Center University, the Midwestern Center for Higher Education, the Vita Center for Higher Education and the University College of Jutland, it has been renamed VIA University College .

The university has more than 20,000 students from different countries, including from Russia , and about 2,000 teachers work. The training takes place in 50 different technical and economic specialties.

• horsens.dk (Danish) - Horsens official site
• Official site of VIA University College (English) (Danish) (Chinese)