Bredsten is a village in Vejle Municipality, Denmark. Bredsten is situated 11 kilometres west of Vejle, and it has a population of 1,898 (1 January 2024).[1] The village is quite old, indicated by the church which dates back to the Middle Ages though modified by the local entrepreneur de Lichtenberg in the 1740s.

Bredsten
Village
Bredsten Church
Bredsten Church
Bredsten is located in Region of Southern Denmark
Bredsten
Bredsten
Location in Region of Southern Denmark
Bredsten is located in Denmark
Bredsten
Bredsten
Bredsten (Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°42′9″N 9°22′55″E / 55.70250°N 9.38194°E / 55.70250; 9.38194
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalityVejle Municipality
Area
 • Urban
1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
1,898
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-7182 Bredsten

Bredsten is known for a few famous persons, among them businessman Harry Motor, the former editor of BT, Arne Ullum, the Grand Champion of the quiz show Jeopardy, Jens Madsen, Lars Døhr, former soccer player in Vejle Boldklub and the former soccer legend John Sivebæk.

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