Brændstrup
Village in Vejen Municipality
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Brændstrup (older alternative spelling: Brendstrup) is a village in Southern Jutland, Denmark.[1] The population of the village is c. 200.
Brændstrup | |
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Village | |
  Brændstrup Map showing the location of Brændstrup in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55.330519°N 9.056850°E | |
| Municipality | Vejen Municipality |
| Region | Region of Southern Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 203 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6630 Rødding |
Located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Gram and equidistantly south of Rødding, Brændstrup was until 1 January 2007 a part of the former Rødding Municipality, and is now a part of Vejen Municipality. Neighbouring municipalities are Haderslev Municipality to the south of Brændstrup and Esbjerg Municipality to the west.
Brændstrup is known for its Christian school, Brændstrup Kristne Friskole,[2] and the Harley Davidson service center located in the middle of Brændstrup was until 1 January 2017, one of only three authorized HD retailers in Denmark.[3][4]
Brændstrup was for 39 years from 1899 to 1938, a railway town on the part of Haderslev Amts Jernbaner running between Gram Castel and Rødding.[5]
A local attraction worth noticing is Stenmanden ("The Stone Man"), a monument of unknown origin residing in the nearby Gram Storskov forest.[6]
Notable people
The conservative politician Johannes Jørgen Dixen Burgdorf (1917-1983), who served as a Member of Parliament from 1966 until his death, was a resident of Brændstrup.[7][8]
The Harley Davidson shop
The Christian school
