Engesvang Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Engesvang
Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Denmark
Coordinates:56.1708°N 9.3481°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Denmark
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Subdivision Type3:Municipal
Subdivision Name3:Ikast-Brande
Area Urban Km2:1.7
Population As Of:2024
Population Urban:2193
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:DK-7442 Engesvang

Engesvang is a town with a population of 2,193 (1 January 2024),[1] in Ikast-Brande Municipality, Denmark. It is located 58 km north of Vejle, 5 km northeast of Bording and 33 km south of Viborg. The road between Vejle and Viborg (Danish national road 13) cross the Aarhus-Herning motorway on a bridge 4 km south of Engesvang, just south of the small village of Pårup.

The town is a railway town between Silkeborg and Ikast, served by Engesvang railway station on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line.

Engesvang Church, build in 1897, is located in the original village of Engesvang Kirkeby on the northwestern outskirts of the town.[2]

Engesvang is located just west of Bølling Lake a shallow lake used extensively for recreation.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
  2. https://www.visitherning.com/herning/things-do/engesvang-kirke-engesvang-church-gdk603319 Engesvang Church
  3. https://www.visitherning.com/herning/things-do/bolling-lake-gdk603292 Bølling Lake