Sunds
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sunds
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = SUNDS kirke (Herning) 2.JPG
| image_caption = Sunds Church
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Denmark
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Midtjylland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Herning
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| pushpin_map = Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
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| area_total_km2 = 3.5
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| population_as_of = 1. January 2025
| population_footnotes = [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
| population_total = 4,302
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| population_blank1_title = Gender [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
| population_blank1 = 2151 males and 2151 females
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| timezone1 = CET
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| postal_code = DK-7451 Sunds
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Sunds is a town, with a population of 4,302 (1. January 2025), in the municipality of Herning, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 13 km northwest of Ikast, 39 km southwest of Viborg, 44 km south of Skive and 8 km north of Herning.
Etymology
The oldest known source for the name Sunds is from 1325, where the form Sunzsæ appears. Later evidence includes forms such as Swndz (1495), Gammel Sunds (1547) and Sunds (1688). The name is composed of the noun sund, probably in the original meaning of the word svømning, which means 'swimming', and the Old Danish noun sǣ, which is a side form of sø, meaning 'lake'. The name thus means 'swimming lake'.{{cite web |last1=Askgaard |first1=Helle |last2=Eggert |first2=Birgit |title=Sunds {{!}} lex.dk |url=https://trap.lex.dk/Sunds |website=Trap Danmark |access-date=26 December 2021 |language=da}}
History
Even at the census of 1901, Sunds had only 65 inhabitants spread over 13 properties.{{cite web |last1=Mikkelsen |first1=Jørgen |last2=Bendsen |first2=Jannie Rosenberg |title=Sunds historie {{!}} lex.dk |url=https://trap.lex.dk/Sunds_historie |website=Trap Danmark |access-date=26 December 2021 |language=da}} When the railroad between Herning and Viborg opened in 1906, Sunds got a station, and this set in motion urban development. By 1925, Sunds had 308 inhabitants.
The population continued to rise through the 20th century; in 1960 there were 1,039 inhabitants, and in 1970 there were 2,191. The extensive textile industry in the Herning region left a strong mark on Sunds, as the city in the mid-1960s was home to 12 knitwear factories.{{cite web |title=arkiv.dk {{!}} Jørgensen, Jørgen, trikotagefabrik m. personalet Hovedgaden 71, Sunds |url=https://arkiv.dk/vis/2450760 |website=arkiv.dk |access-date=26 December 2021}} From the middle of the 20th century, Sunds and the surrounding area were also increasingly influenced by tourism, as {{ill|Sunds Sø|da}} attracted many tourists who, among other things, enjoyed opportunities for swimming and fishing.{{cite web |title=Sunds Sø |url=https://www.fredninger.dk/fredning/sunds-soe/ |website=Fredninger |access-date=26 December 2021 |language=da-DK}}
After 1970, Sunds developed into a suburb of Herning, and in 2006 the city had 3,759 inhabitants. The railway closed to passenger traffic in 1971. Several single-family housing districts emerged, but also a number of industries within a relatively wide range of production branches. Among the most important is Kyocera Unimerco (founded 1964), which produces tools for the metal, energy and food industries as well as measurement technology,{{cite web |title=Historie - KYOCERA UNIMERCO |url=https://www.kyocera-unimerco.dk/om-os/en-anderledes-virksomhed/historie/ |website=kyocera-unimerco.dk |access-date=26 December 2021}} Danfoss Gemina (1987), which manufactures heat exchangers, and Joha (founded 1963), which supplies children's clothing.
Notable people
- Kristen Nygaard (1949–), former international footballer who played for AZ Alkmaar and Nîmes{{cite news |title=VM-bosserne: Den danske vej |url=https://www.vm-guide.dk/vm-bosserne-den-danske-vej/ |work=VM-guide.dk |date=26 May 2010 |language=da-DK}}
- René Munk Thalund (1971–), keyboard player of the band Nephew{{cite news |title=René Munk Thalund fra Nephew: - Det er godt at kede sig lidt |url=https://www.herningfolkeblad.dk/artikel/16fd5af9-59c0-445a-97fd-70eb78952395/ |access-date=26 December 2021 |work=Herning Folkeblad |language=da}}
- Ulrik Lindkvist (1981–), former footballer{{cite news |title=FC Midtjylland ansætter gammel lederfigur som salgschef |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/fc-midtjylland-ansaetter-gammel-lederfigur-som-salgschef |work=Berlingske.dk |date=15 January 2016 |language=da}}
References
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