IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF KINGS
In Denmark I’ve been born... we Danes like to sing. And Denmark was born right here in the heart of Jutland. Here Harald gathered the Danes and made them Christians. Once upon a time, we were at the end of the world during the Ice Age, and ever since, Europe has met Scandinavia right here.
A living history
Cultural history is rooted in the Heart of Jutland. We have transformed castles into cultural beacons at the crossroads of history and culture, art and design. Here you will find places with stories so powerful they are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Come and engage with history or meet it with curious fingers. Join us as we turn great stories into living narratives.
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Take a journey through time in the footsteps of the kings
Start your time travel 1,370 BC and visit the burial place of a young girl aged about 16 in a cord skirt. She was buried in an oak coffin and was given beer, burnt bones and a yarrow flower on her journey to the other side. Continue to Gorm and Harald’s Viking fortress in Kongernes Jelling (Home of the Viking Kings), where Denmark got its birth certificate.
Eat lunch like a Viking at Cafésejd, and enjoy the afternoon in the open air with a hike at Ravning Bridge or visit the Iron Age Village in Vingsted. Go forward in time. To Koldinghus. Enjoy the 750-year-old royal castle.
Then you can move forward in time to Skamlingsbanken, which plays a role in the birth of the nation-states and drawing the border between Germany and Denmark. A dispute that was not resolved until after World War I. Alternatively, you can visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Christiansfeld. Here, King Christian VII gave the Herrnhut Church of the Brethren permission to build a town with unique architecture in 1773.
Come and live the story.
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The area around Billund, Kolding and Vejle hosts various experiences and activities within History and Culture
Here we have found some of the ones that feel you cannot miss
The Merchant's House in Bindeballe currently still functions as such as well as a museum. Both inside and outside signs, exhibition items and inventory will remind you, of what things used to look like.
Egtved Museum er et lokalhistorisk museum, som udstiller genstande fra forskellige historiske perioder fra stenalder til 1900-tallet. Egtved Museum drives af Egtved Museumsforening, som blev stiftet i 1982.
Egtved Museum is a local history museum, which exhibits artifacts from various historical periods from the stone age until the 1900s.
One of Europe's most well preserved findings of the bronze age was done in Egtved near Vejle, as a young woman of the bronze age was found in a burial mound. The Museums of Vejle tell the story of the Grave of the Egtved Girl.
At Koldinghus, the possibilities are many. Try e.g. renaissance dancing, fencing, mead tasting or a tour of the old royal castle. You can even plan the children's birthday.
Experience the old country atmosphere at Brødsgård which is in a beautiful natural area and learn about the old agriculture.
Skamlingsbanken is one of Denmark's natural gems – here there are walks, views, history and coffee.
Visit the Kongeaamuseum and learn more about the fascinating history of Vamdrup and the surrounding area.
