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Ikast

Coordinates: 56°8′N 9°9′E / 56.133°N 9.150°E / 56.133; 9.150
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Not to be confused with Ikast Municipality or Ikast-Brande Municipality.
Ikast
Town
Ikast Church
Ikast Church
Ikast is located in Denmark
Ikast
Ikast
Location in Denmark
Ikast is located in Central Denmark Region
Ikast
Ikast
Ikast (Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°08′N 09°09′E / 56.133°N 9.150°E / 56.133; 9.150
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)
MunicipalityIkast-Brande
Government
 • MayorIb Lauritsen
Area
 • Urban
11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Urban
16,808
 • Urban density1,440/km2 (3,720/sq mi)
 • Gender[2]
8,465 males and 8,343 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2

Ikast is a Danish town in Central Denmark Region (Region Midtjylland). It is the seat of Ikast-Brande Municipality since 2007. It was the seat of the former Ikast Municipality.

Geography

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The town is situated in the middle of Jutland. The town is situated 5 km from Hammerum, which is on the Eastern outskirts of Herning Municipality. Ikast is situated 28 km from Silkeborg, and 69 km away from Aarhus.

Demography

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As of 1 January 2024, the population of the town is 16,535.[1]

History

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Up until late in the nineteenth century, Ikast was nothing more than a few buildings surrounding the church. During industrialization, Ikast established a strong presence in Denmark as one of the main towns for the textile industry, which was the main industry in the area until the start of globalization, when production jobs were outsourced.

The opening of the railway line in the 1850s led to an increase in population, as the existing part of town surrounding the church, and the new part of town, built around the railway station, grew into each other.[3]

The church was originally a Romanesque church, built in the 13th century. The old church burned down in 1904, and was rebuilt into the new church, which was finished in 1907. The church was expanded several times, with the latest expansion happening in 2005.[4]

Sport

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The local soccer team Ikast FS was one of the founding clubs of FC Midtjylland, together with Herning Fremad.[5][6] From 1978 to 1991 Ikast FS played in the top Danish division as an independent club.[7]

The handball team Ikast Håndbold is one of the most successful clubs in the Danish Women's League.

Notable people

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Pernille Harder, 2017
  • Emilie Andersen (1895 in Grødde, Ikast – 1970) a Danish historian and archivist.
  • Bo Skovhus (born 1962 in Ikast) a Danish baritone opera singer[8]
  • Kurt Aust (born 1955 in Ikast) pen name of Kurt Østergaard, an author and freelance writer

Sport

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References

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  1. ^ a b "BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density". The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark.
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ "Ikast | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Kirkerne". ikast-kirke.dk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ^ Flatau, Line (22 May 2018). "FC Midtjyllands stormfulde vej til toppen". tvmidtvest.dk. TV Midtvest. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ Kristiansen, Kenneth (19 June 2019). "20 år med FCM: I begyndelsen var Ove P." herningfolkeblad.dk. Herning Folkeblad. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ Stanbury, Sebastian (12 March 2021). "Superligaen slog Ikast ihjel". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish).
  8. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 23 May 2020
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