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57-778: The municipality is part of Triangle Region and of the East Jutland metropolitan area , which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Vejen . One of the attractions of the area is the Vejen Art Museum . On 1 January 2007 Vejen municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) , merged with Brørup , Holsted , and Rødding municipalities to form an enlarged Vejen municipality. Vejen's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has nine political committees. Below are

114-575: A Connection between North, South, East and West, and Germany and the rest of Scandinavia. The 'Taulov Transport Center' was in 2014 designated as a 'Core Rail Road Terminal' by the European Union as the only Transport Center in Denmark. The Triangle Region has an extensive and efficient public transport system that the government encourages the public to use on a regular basis. In fact, many bus and train services correspond so that travel time

171-517: A few years of success in the combined club between Taulov and the neighbouring town Skærbæk at the Little Belt , Taulov-Skæbæk IF. But in recent years, the club has lost its best players who instead have moved to Kolding and Fredericia who have teams in the best leagues. Almost all sports clubs in the two towns are based in Elbohallen with a few clubs based on schools. Taulov currently shares

228-478: A large indoor skiing ramp and vacation centres. The latest discussions are concerning a large regional hospital replacing the hospitals in Kolding , Vejle and Fredericia . Taulov has a population of 3,498 as of 1 January 2024, and the population growth has been slow for many years. But in recent years, the town has been growing, as Trekantsområdet has been growing in importance and size. Sports clubs have had

285-423: A major transport hub as more or less all north-south and east-west motorway and rail traffic passes through The Triangle Region. The region is characterised by both large towns and rural areas with intensive agriculture. The region is also characterised with a large number of energy companies and is a hub for energy infrastructure. Yearly precipitation is over 900 mm in some parts of The Triangle Region and rain

342-484: A part of the Municipal Reform of 2007 (Kommunalreformen 2007). The houses in the town of Christiansfeld are built from yellow brick and detailed with fine craftsmanship, giving the town a unique character and making is a popular tourist destination. In 2013, Christiansfeld applied to be added to the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The earliest record mentioning the settlement is in 1231 but from

399-639: A regional scale. "Den dybe betydnings sted" is a Buddhist center placed in Taulov as part of the Karma Kadjy School. It is growing rapidly according to the center itself, and is considering expanding. "Kryb-i-ly Kro" is a very popular and somewhat famous Kro (inn) on the edge of Taulov. The story goes that on a cold and windy night, the Danish king was heading from Kolding to Snoghøj to cross Little Belt as he decided to find some place to hide from

456-592: A tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. Vejle Museum of Art (Danish: Vejle Kunstmuseum www.vejlekunstmuseum.dk ) in Vejle has Danish paintings and sculptures on display and is home to a collection of Golden Age paintings from the Vejle area as well as a collection of drawings by Rembrandt . Jelling in Vejle municipality is famous for the Jelling stones - a large stone ship and two large burial mounds. In

513-512: Is St. Nicholas Church (13th century, restored). Jelling is a village within Vejle municipality famous for the Jelling stones , the Jelling stone ship and two large burial mounds. In the North Mound, built between 958 and 959 CE (possibly for King Gorm the Old of Denmark), an empty burial chamber was found. The South Mound was built around 970 and contains no burial. Beneath the two mounds

570-492: Is a large stone ship from around the end of the 9th century. Between the two mounds stand two rune stones, the Jelling stones. Near the stones, Gorm's son King Harald Bluetooth , the man who brought Christianity to Denmark, built a wooden church (965). Beneath it, he re-interred the remains of his father (965–966). The Jelling stones and Jelling Church have been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. Bluetooth communications

627-734: Is a sub-area of the Region of Southern Denmark . The Region of Southern Denmark includes the southern part of the Jutland peninsula , bordering Germany, and the Island of Funen . The Triangle Region is located at the western tip of the Island of Funen and the eastern shore of the Jutland peninsula, where the Little Belt Strait is at its most narrow. Due to its location, The Triangle Region is

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684-535: Is expanding greatly with retail and storage facilities. A new train station is currently being proposed in Taulov to serve as a " Park & Ride "-station for the region when faster train services will be implemented. Haderslev is situated in a valley, leading from Vojens to Haderslev Fjord and the Baltic Sea. Haderslev was presumably founded by Vikings at least a century before it was granted status as royal borough in 1292. At that time, it had become one of

741-634: Is famed for its musicals and developing new works as well as hosting more than 100 events annually, ranging from opera to stand-up and concerts ( www.fredericiateater.dk ). LEGOLAND in Billund , is the oldest of the LEGO themed chain of amusement parks worldwide. It is divided into ten different worlds: Duplo Land, Imagination Zone, LEGOREDO Town, Adventure Land, Mini Land, Pirate Land, LEGO City , Knights’ Kingdom, Viking Land, and Polar Land. The park opened in 1968 and has 1.6 million visitors annually, making it

798-407: Is kept to minimum and passengers are not left waiting around. Rejseplanen.dk is Denmark’s Journey Planner , providing up to date information on routes, journey times and costs. Billund Airport serves as Denmark’s second biggest airport offering international flights to 40 destinations. Set up by the LEGO family in the 1960s, it is now run independently though its proximity to LEGOLAND makes

855-536: Is more or less even distributed through the year. The climate in Denmark is pleasant in the summertime (May - August) and the days are long and light, until 22.00-22.30 in June. Typical daytime temperatures in the midsummer are a little more than 20 degrees C, the sun is strong and skies can be clear. Winter in Denmark tends to be cold, with temperatures averaging at zero degrees Celsius and days that are dark and short between October and March. The Triangle Region’s coastline

912-523: Is sprinkled with numerous fine sandy beaches where the water is shallow and the sea is calm. The fjords and the Little Belt also provide plentiful sheltered beaches, great for swimming. Vejle Deer Park was established in 1948 and across 23 acres of land above the Vejle Fjord . There are 2 different deer species in the park with approximately 50 fallow deer and 10 sika deer. The park is located in

969-670: The German Empire . In the 1920 Schleswig Plebiscite that returned Northern Schleswig to Denmark, 38.6% of Haderslev's inhabitants voted for remaining part of Germany and 61.4% voted for the cession to Denmark. It was formerly the capital of the German Kreis Hadersleben and the Danish Haderslev County . Kolding is a seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord where the Battle of Kolding

1026-589: The International Baccalaureate is recognised as an equivalent to the Danish Upper Secondary School Diplomaz. The University of Southern Denmark in Kolding focuses on design oriented research and education plus collaboration with the local business community and public institutions. The Triangle Region area has a well-established transportation infrastructure making it a hub for most of Denmark, as

1083-463: The Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The town is, with a population of 3,498 (1 January 2024), the second largest in the municipality. Taulov's history is not that well known and it was nothing more than a village until the first railroads in Jutland were built in the 1860s during the industrial revolution. It is now divided into Gammel Taulov (Old Taulov) and Taulov by the motorway, despite Taulov Church being located in Taulov. Old Taulov grew up around

1140-511: The train station and the new main street while the majority of Taulov is squeezed in between the E20 motorway and Kolding Landevej, the old main road between Kolding and Snoghøj , which was the main way to access Eastern Denmark for many centuries. Taulov Church is a medieval church in traditional Danish style, and was constructed in the 13th century. It functioned as a seamark for sailors on Kolding Fjord and Little Belt until modern navigation

1197-614: The 13th century). Christiansfeld is a town within the Kolding municipality with a population of 2,898 (1 January 2013). It was founded in 1773 by the Moravian Church and named after the Danish King Christian VII . To encourage construction, King Christian VII promised a 10-year tax holiday for the city and paid 10% of the construction costs of new houses. In 1864, Christiansfeld and the rest of Schleswig

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1254-477: The 1970s, after which it became part of Fredericia Municipality and the arrival of the motorway gave the village a growth spur. The combination of the railroad and motorway has made Taulov an important focal point for the Triangle Region in terms of infrastructure, as the area is unique in having railroad and motorway junctions connecting the area to all of Denmark, Germany and the rest of Scandinavia, and

1311-434: The 1990s, more and more shops have closed down or relocated to Fredericia or Kolding, leaving few shops in the town. Taulov's nearest neighbor is the small harbor town of Skærbæk , south of Taulov at Kolding Fjord , which serves as its recreational and commercial port. The two towns have long had a close relationship and share many public and cultural institutions including schools, sports facilities, churches, and clubs, and

1368-634: The Danish King built a fortress in 1268 to guard the border between the Kingdom of Denmark and the Duchy of Schleswig . The earliest parts still standing date from the 15th century. The newly restored wings of the castle have now also become international attractions in themselves ( www.koldinghus.dk ). The Moravian Church in Christiansfeld is a popular tourist destination and was nominated as

1425-500: The Middle Ages until the end of the 19th century, Middelfart was famed for its local fishermen who were also whale hunters in winter. Whale blubber was used for lamps, but the coming of electricity made whale hunting uneconomical. In the 20th century, hunting was resumed during the two world wars and two memorial stones now stand where the hunters landed the whales and where blubber was prepared. The history of Vejen goes back to

1482-658: The North Mound, built between 958 and 959 CE (possibly for King Gorm of Denmark), an empty burial chamber was found. Beneath the mounds is a large stone ship from the end of the 9th century. Between the two mounds stand two rune stones, the Jelling stones . Gorm's son King Harald “Bluetooth” I of Denmark built a wooden church (965) on the site and beneath it re-interred (965–966) the remains of his father. The Jelling stones and Jelling Church have been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. The Triangle Region's annual Kulturligt Festival combines theatre, music, food, drink, craft, lectures and cultural excursions. Fredericia Theatre

1539-447: The Triangle Region is often regarded as Denmark’s third major region after Aarhus and Copenhagen . It has a reputation for having lower levels of pollution, crime and traffic problems than the big cities. The Triangle Region was historically an industrial area with an emphasis on production and logistics but more recently, it has become a hub for entrepreneurs, tourism and energy companies. A formal cooperation between municipalities in

1596-470: The ability to choose the town's leadership, paving the way for the town's first Danish mayor who was not a member of the church in 1920.[3] The church also sold its schools at this time due to the declining membership of its congregation. From 1970 to 2007, the town was the administrative seat of Christiansfeld Municipality, but it lost this status and was placed in the Kolding Municipality as

1653-480: The airport popular during the summer months with many major airlines operating a service. For the majority of the passengers in western Denmark, this is their main airport for international travel. 55°36′37″N 9°35′33″E  /  55.61028°N 9.59250°E  / 55.61028; 9.59250 Taulov Taulov is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the eastern part of

1710-422: The area is often referred to as "Taulov-Skærbæk". Skærbæk's power plant, Skærbækværket, was historically among the two towns' largest workplaces and its owner Ørsted A/S , is still a major employer in the area. Due to the very central location in Denmark with both a railroad and a motorway, and the large Fredericia Harbour nearby, Taulov grew into a national cargo hub in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, Taulov boasts of

1767-503: The beginning of industrial revolution and the arrival of the railroad in the mid 1800s. Vejen was originally a small agricultural village but with the addition of the railroad, industries grew and Vejen grew into a city. Today Vejen is the main city in the municipality of Vejen. Other towns are Rødding , Holsted and Brørup . The city of Vejle began as a seaport at the head of the Vejle Fjord with manufacturing in textiles, iron, hardware, canned goods, and leather goods. Of note in Vejle

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1824-412: The church and school. During this time, Taulov Bygade boasted several shops and the only co-operative supermarket, Brugsen , in the area. The 1970's saw the construction of the Danish motorways and with them came accelerated development in Taulov. In the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform , Taulov Kommune became a part of Fredericia Kommune, with Tavlhøj later becoming a senior citizens' activity center. Since

1881-460: The church. Little remains today of Høneborg Castle beyond the raised earth where it once stood, now a small hill used for livestock. This castle has had a huge influence on Taulov Church, and the two royal sisters who were residents of the castle are buried in the apse of the church. The circular apse is in local history said to be the only one of its kind north of the Alps . King Frederik III founded

1938-534: The country) that is still visible today. In 1849 the Danes defeated the Prussians at Fredericia. The fortress was closed in 1909, and the city's modern development began. Fredericia Harbor is among Denmark's busiest and most important harbors. The city has traditionally been famed for the manufacture of refined petroleum, chemicals, textiles, frozen fish, machinery, and tobacco, as well as import from especially Asia and

1995-568: The island of Funen : Billund , Fredericia , Haderslev , Kolding , Middelfart , Vejen and Vejle . The Triangle Region began as the general term for the industrial and communications hubs of Kolding, Vejle and Fredericia in the early 1960s. The three cities (thus ‘triangle’) originally worked together to coordinate and collaborate locally, but have since expanded into a cooperation between seven municipalities, which together have 421,480 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2018) and cover an area of 4,266.0 km2. An area of political and economic stability,

2052-640: The largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside Copenhagen. The International School of Billund . The LEGO Foundation set up the International School of Billund in August 2013 to cater for students aged 3 to 9 years with children up to 16 invited to join from 2015. The school follows the International Baccalaureate curriculum. The Gymnasium of Kolding also offers the International Baccalaureate programme with teaching in English. In Denmark,

2109-423: The last 2,500 years, many remnants of which have been discovered recently as farmland has been developed for housing. The Church is from the 13th century and is placed on Tavlhøj, one of the highest points in the area, right on the edge of Elbodalen. Taulov Parish is significant because of its proximity to the historically important city of Kolding . The parish had a castle designed to protect Kolding Fjord close to

2166-515: The local firm Veksø, one of Denmark's largest producers of street furniture and fixtures as well as several international cargo firms, among them the largest cargo center in Scandinavia. Furthermore, the city has the largest cheese factory in Europe as well as two smaller cheese factories producing, among other things, Castello cheeses , exporting mostly products for Arla Foods . Taulov is one of

2223-456: The local sports teams, it has a community/party hall, a cafeteria, a youth centre and is used for balls, fairs and markets. It is also one of the preferred centers for disability sport events on a regional level. Several times during the last couple of decades, Taulov has been connected with prestigious projects which could have given the town a boost. Some of the projects included a new International Standard stadium and an IKEA store, as well as

2280-610: The main trading centres in Southern Jutland . In 1327, Haderslevhus , the royal castle, was mentioned for the first time. It was situated east of the cathedral; an area still called Slotsgrunden. In the following centuries the city prospered, building both the Gothic Cathedral and the second castle of Hansborg (burnt in 1644), which was similar to Kronborg . Due to the plague in Copenhagen, King Christian IV

2337-426: The medieval period. Taulov was a village for centuries, but when the railroad between Kolding and Fredericia was built in the 1860s, Taulov started to grow around and along the railroad. Over the next hundred years, Taulov grew from village to town. The railroad stimulated industrial and retail growth and the community eventually became a municipality in its own right, known as Taulov Kommune, governed from Tavlhøj near

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2394-592: The most important industrial and cargo areas in the combined network between seven municipalities known as Trekantsområdet . With new industrial and retail park DanmarkC, the industrial areas of Fredercia and Taulov are gradually merging along the motorway and rail corridor creating a 10 km (6.2 mi) long industrial and retail corridor stretching from Taulov to the Little Belt Bridge along two international motorways. Taulov doesn't contain many attractions, although it has some well known locations on

2451-483: The municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 . This article about a location in the Region of Southern Denmark is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Triangle Region (Denmark) Triangle Region Denmark ( Danish : Trekantområdet [ˈtʁeːkand​ˌ⁠ɔ⁠mʁoðəd]) is a cooperation consisting of seven Danish municipalities on the Danish peninsula of Jutland and

2508-403: The north of Vejle in the woodland "Nørreskoven", it is free of charge and it is open all year round. Trapholt Museum in Kolding (just above Kolding Fjord ) has a collection of modern art and also contains Denmark's largest collection of chairs from the 20th Century, and the famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen 's unique holiday house ( www.trapholt.dk ). Koldinghus in Kolding is where

2565-515: The now closed ship yard. Taulov , located halfway between Fredericia and Kolding, is the main village of a parish that historically was home to a local vassal , making it the administrative center of the area known as Elbo Herred. Despite recent finds of significant burial mounds and farm houses dating back to the Danish Iron Age, the village itself has little to no significance and was a small railway town with its own municipality until

2622-470: The proximity to one of Denmark's largest harbors and the nearby Billund Airport . The 'Taulov Transport Center' was designated as a 'Core Rail Road Terminal' by the European Union in 2014. The village is also home to various manufacturing facilities such as an Arla Foods export plant and Veksø A/S , a street furniture manufacturing company, and the new 'DanmarkC' area between Taulov and Fredericia

2679-402: The recent findings was found when the second motorway in the area was being built just north of the town. The tomb now sits at a gas station further north along the new E45 motorway and is one of the largest found in Jutland. Elbohallen is the local sports center originally built on a field between the two towns, but now lies within the boundaries of Taulov. Other than being the home to most of

2736-431: The region began in 1994 and the current Triangle Area Denmark was established in 2007 by the new municipalities of Billund, Fredericia, Kolding, Middelfart, Vejen and Vejle. Haderslev joined in 2016. Billund was first mentioned as "Byllundt" in the year 1454 and as "Billund" in 1510. In 1916, Ole Kirk Christiansen , who would later found LEGO , bought a Billund furniture company that was founded in 1895. He invested in

2793-518: The second largest airport in Denmark. The airport opened in 1964 and was built by the LEGO Group, but is now run independently. Fredericia was designed and built in 1650 by Frederick III as the principal fortress for Jutland . When the city was built, the King gave certain privileges to the city such a freedom of religion and asylum, giving the city a unique diversity (in comparison with the rest of

2850-405: The town of Fredericia in 1650 just 12 km (7.5 mi) from Taulov, and to ensure its growth and success had several nearby villages demolished, moving their residents to the new city and reusing the stones from their churches for the new fortifications and churches of Fredericia. This left few villages and churches in the area, and Taulov village and Taulov Church among the few to survive from

2907-557: The town, creating a new dairy and the Skjoldbjerg church. In 1930, Kirk Christiansen began producing utility items such as ironing boards, stepladders and miniature toys. His first toys were created from leftover production scraps but his true toy production started in 1932. In 1934, the toy factory was named "LEGO." A small town, Billund today is most notable as the home of the LEGO Group , for LEGOLAND , and for Billund Airport ,

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2964-488: The weather. As he saw a small farm, he allegedly said "kryb i ly"("seek shelter"), thereby naming the farm and the inn that was later built right next to it. The original inn was consumed by flames, but it was rebuilt and still sits on an impressive view over Kolding Fjord. Taulov has been a popular site for settlements in the Iron Age and Bronze Age, and the area contains several tombs and findings of old settlements. One of

3021-589: Was ceded to Prussia as a result of Denmark's defeat in the Second Schleswig War . It remained a part of Germany until 1920 when, as a part of a plebiscite called for by the Treaty of Versailles , Northern Schleswig voted to re-join Denmark. After reunification, the Moravian church lost some of the rights it had obtained as a part of the town's founding in the 18th century. For example, it no longer had

3078-553: Was fought on 25 December 1658. The allied Polish and Danish forces under hetman Stefan Czarniecki defeated the Swedish forces of Charles X Gustav of Sweden . A battle between German and Danish forces took place near the town on 23 April 1849 during the First War of Schleswig. Of note in the city are Koldinghus , a royal castle built in 1248 that now houses a historical museum, and Saint Nicolai, Denmark’s oldest stone church (built in

3135-520: Was introduced. As the natural centre of Taulov, it is located approximate 9 km (5.6 mi) from Fredericia, 10 km (6.2 mi) from Kolding and 20 km (12 mi) from Vejle. The name Taulov has existed for many hundreds of years, probably because of the word "tavle" as in Tavle Mark; this led to the name of Tavlov Nebel (Nebel meaning a place high above its surroundings) which eventually became Taulov. Taulov has had settlements for

3192-606: Was married there. In the 16th century, the city became one of the first Scandinavian places to embrace the Lutheran Reformation . Prior to the Second Schleswig War of 1864, Haderslev was situated in the Duchy of Schleswig , a Danish fief , so its history is properly included in the contentious history of Schleswig-Holstein . From 1864 it was part of Prussia , and as such part of the North German Confederation , and from 1871 onwards, part of

3249-401: Was named after Harald Bluetooth as he was known for his unification of previously warring tribes from Denmark (including Scania, present-day Sweden, where the technology was invented), and Norway. Bluetooth technology likewise was intended to unify different communications systems, such as computers and mobile phones. The Triangle Region is situated in the southern-central part of Denmark , and

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