Horsens
is a Danish city in east Jutland. The city's population is 54,450 in 2012 and
Horsens is the ninth largest city in Denmark.
Horsens is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which has 1.2
million inhabitants.
Horsens is located at the end of
Horsens Fjord in eastern Jutland. The city is surrounded by landscape with low
hills and valleys. Horsens is 50 km south of Aarhus (the second largest city and approximately 200 km from
Copenhagen.
The history of the city dates back to over a
thousand years - the Viking Age. The city was founded in the Middle Ages,
around a small harbor nestled in the bottom of the fjord. And the city is
surrounded by nature wonderfully beautiful. Indeed, Horsens, like many cities
in Denmark, is built around a fjord.
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| The city center. One of the best preserved in Denmark. |
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| Entrance to the city center |
