Vridsted Explained

Vridsted
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Denmark
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Midtjylland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Viborg
Area Urban Km2:0.6
Population As Of:1. January 2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Urban:599
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:56.4422°N 9.0064°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7800

Vridsted is a village and parish in Viborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark. As of 2024, the village has a population of 599. It lies 13 km south of Skive, 23 km west of Viborg and 25 km northeast of Holstebro. The village possesses a primary school, which had 286 students as of 2017, as well as a Min Købmand store and a sports club, Vridsted IF.[2] [3] [4]

Vridsted is the westernmost town of Viborg Municipality, and borders Holstebro Municipality as well as Karup River (Karup Å).[5]

History

Until 1 January 2007, Vridsted was part of Fjends Municipality. Fjends municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), and the town became part of the enlarged Viborg Municipality.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
  2. Web site: Vestfjendsskolen . Vestfjendsskolen . 7 May 2023 . da.
  3. Web site: MIN KØBMAND Vridsted . Min Købmand . 7 May 2023 . da.
  4. Web site: Vridsted IF – Vridsted Idrætsforening . Vridsted IF . 7 May 2023 . da-DK.
  5. Web site: Bo i Vridsted . Vridsted - En levende landsby . 7 May 2023 . da-DK . 20 July 2019.
  6. Book: Wiborg . Brian . Larsen . Lisbeth Aagaard . Fjends Kommune 1970-2006 . 2006 . . da.