Store Andst is a village in Vejen Municipality of Southern Jylland, Denmark with a population of 805 (1 January 2024).[1]
Store Andst | |
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Village | |
![]() Andst Church | |
Coordinates: 55°28′54″N 9°14′04″E / 55.48154°N 9.23446°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Southern Denmark (Syddanmark) |
Municipality | Vejen |
Established | 12th century |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 805 |
Time zone | UTC1 |
Website | http://www.andst.info |
Andst Church (Andst Kirke) is the parish church located on a hill in the middle of the village. The large granite square building probably dates from the last decades of the 12th century. In 1592 the tower was built with the peculiar onion spire. It was added to the church by Caspar Markdanner lensman at Koldinghus, at the request of parish priest Jon Jensen Kolding. [2][3]
Notable people
edit- Morten Pedersen Porsild (1872 in Glibstrup near Store Andst – 1956) Danish botanist who lived and worked most of his career in Greenland.
- Jon Jensen Kolding (d. 1609) Danish priest, historian and topographer.[4]
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References
edit- ^ BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Andst Kirke". Den Store Danske. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Markdanner, Caspar 1533-1618". Danish biographical Lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Jon Jensen Kolding Den Store Danske Retrieved December 1, 2020