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'''Egtved''' is a village with a population of 2,373 (1 January 2019)<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> near [[Vejle]], [[Denmark]] in Vejle municipality in the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Region of Southern Denmark]].
'''Egtved''' is a village with a population of 2,457 (as of 1 January 2024)<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> near [[Vejle]], [[Denmark]] in Vejle municipality in the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Region of Southern Denmark]]. Nearby is [[Tørskind Gravel Pit]], a sculpture park.


The village has a [[Romanesque architecture|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=egtvedmuseum.dk|url=https://egtvedmuseum.dk/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318104445/http://egtvedmuseum.dk/index.html |archive-date=18 March 2019 |access-date=2021-01-12|website=egtvedmuseum.dk|language=Danish}}</ref>
Nearby is [[Tørskind Gravel Pit]], a spectacular sculpture park.


==Egtved Girl==
==Egtved Girl==
{{main article|Egtved Girl}}
{{main article|Egtved Girl}}
[[File:Egtvedpigen 13.JPG|thumb|left|Egtved Girl museum]]
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 [[tumulus|barrow]] with a diameter of 22 metres and a height of 4 metres has been 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 [[wool]]len blanket. Lying next to her was a [[birch]]-bark drink container with remnants of a drink made of [[bog myrtle]], [[Cranberry|cranberries]] and [[honey]].
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 [[tumulus|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 [[wool]]len blanket. Lying next to her was a [[birch]]-bark drink container with remnants of a drink made of [[bog myrtle]], [[cranberry|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.
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.
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== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==
* [[Nicolai Eigtved]] (1701 in Egtved – 1754) a Danish architect, proponent of the French [[rococo]]
* [[Poul Steenstrup]] (1772 in Egtved – 1864) a businessman, industrial entrepreneur and politician
* [[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
* [[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
* [[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 women's national handball team|Denmark]]
* [[Mette Gravholt]] (born 1984 in Egtved) a retired Danish handball player who played 53 games for [[Denmark women's national handball team|Denmark]]


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==External links==
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* [http://www.oakview.demon.co.uk/bronze_age/egtved.html Egtved Girl]
* [http://www.oakview.demon.co.uk/bronze_age/egtved.html Egtved Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422064739/http://www.oakview.demon.co.uk/bronze_age/egtved.html |date=22 April 2007 }}

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Latest revision as of 22:46, 30 June 2024

Egtved
Village
Church in Egtved
Church in Egtved
Egtved is located in Denmark
Egtved
Egtved
Location in Denmark
Egtved is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Egtved
Egtved
Egtved (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°37′00″N 9°18′00″E / 55.61667°N 9.30000°E / 55.61667; 9.30000
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Syd
MunicipalityVejle
FoundationPre-history (unknown)
Area
 • Urban
1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024)
 • Urban
2,457
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-6040 Egtved

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.

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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Main article: Egtved Girl
Egtved Girl museum

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

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Notable people

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  • 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

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  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "egtvedmuseum.dk". egtvedmuseum.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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