Vildbjerg
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Vildbjerg Genbrug.jpg
| image_caption = Vildbjerg second hand shop
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| subdivision_name = Denmark
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| subdivision_name2 = Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
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| subdivision_type4 = Municipality
| subdivision_name4 = Herning
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| area_urban_km2 = 3.84
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| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
| population_urban = 4027
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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 = 1989 males and 2038 females
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| postal_code = DK-7480 Vildbjerg
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Vildbjerg is a railway town with a population of 4,027 (1 January 2024),[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark in Herning Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated 14.6 km northwest of Herning and is served by Vildbjerg railway station.
Vildbjerg was the municipal seat of the former Trehøje Municipality until 1 January 2007.
The town is known as the host town for Vildbjerg Cup, an international youth football (soccer) tournament for boys and girls between 7 and 17 years old, organized by the local club Vildbjerg SF.[https://www.vildbjerg-cup.dk/en/om-cuppen About Vildbjerg Cup]
File:Vildbjerg kirke (Herning).JPG
Vildbjerg Church was built in 1905 on the remnants of a 12-century church.[https://www.visitherning.com/herning/things-do/vildbjerg-kirke-vildbjerg-church-gdk602715 Vildbjerg Kirke (Vildbjerg Church)] VisitHerning
Vildbjerg School is a public school (Danish: folkeskole) in Vildbjerg. It was built in the period 2005-2006 and was the first primary school in Denmark to be built in a Public-Private-Partnership.[https://deas.dk/en/property-investor/cases/vildbjerg-skole Vildbjerg school] DEAS[https://mth.com/Our-Projects/Vildbjerg-School Vildbjerg School] MTHøjgaard
Notable people
- Henrik Risom (born 1968), a Danish former footballer
- Gudmund Hatt (1884–1960) a Danish archaeologist and cultural geographer
References
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Category:Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region
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