Store Andst

Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
55°28′01″N 9°13′59″E / 55.467°N 9.233°E / 55.467; 9.233CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern Denmark (Syddanmark)MunicipalityVejenEstablished12th centuryPopulation
 (2024)
 • Total805Time zoneUTC1Websitehttp://www.andst.info

Store Andst is a village in Vejen Municipality of Southern Jylland, Denmark with a population of 805 (1 January 2024).[1]

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

  • 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

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Andst Kirke". Den Store Danske. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Markdanner, Caspar 1533-1618". Danish biographical Lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Jon Jensen Kolding Den Store Danske Retrieved December 1, 2020


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