Ikast

Not to be confused with Ikast Municipality or Ikast-Brande Municipality.

Ikast
Ikast Church
Ikast Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°08′N 09°09′E / 56.133°N 9.150°E / 56.133; 9.150
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Ikast-Brande
Government
• Mayor	Carsten Kissmeyer-Nielsen
Area(in Ikast-Brande Municipality)
• Total	736.41 km² (284.33 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	15,231
Time zone	Central Europe Time (UTC+1)

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

Geography

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

Demography

As of 1 January 2014, the population of the town is 21,572.^[1]

History

Up until late in the nineteenth century, Ikast was nothing more than a few buildings surrounding the church. During the 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, where production jobs were outsourced.

The opening of the railway in the 1850's 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, grew in to each other.^[2]

The church was originally a Roman 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.^[3]

References

↑ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
↑ "Ikast | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske". denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
↑ "Kirkerne". ikast-kirke.dk. Retrieved 2016-08-09.

External links

Media related to Ikast at Wikimedia Commons

Website of Ikast

Coordinates: 56°8′N 9°9′E / 56.133°N 9.150°E / 56.133; 9.150

Municipal seats of Denmark

Capital Region	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Stenløse Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk

Central Denmark Region	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg

North Denmark Region	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro and Hadsund Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted

Region Zealand	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Store Heddinge Vordingborg

South Denmark Region	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 186193029

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