Horsens
Horsens , city (1992 pop. 47,085), Vejle co., central Denmark, a port at the head of the Horsens Fjord, an inlet of the Kattegat. It is a commercial and industrial center. Horsens was a fortified town in the Middle Ages. It retains a noteworthy 13th-century monastery and church.
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Denmark. (World Market).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 1/1/2002; 39 words
; Angel Trains International, Britain, has completed a further deal with Danish State Railways (DSB) for 12 Siemens-built Desiro VT642 dmus worth Euros 31 million. Delivery will start in May for operation between Odense and Svendborg in central Denmark.
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Building a better brick.(Materials Science)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 12/1/2003; ; 437 words
; ...global engineering, environmental, and socioeconomic consulting firm, for ideas on how to make a housing project in the central Denmark city of Herning more environmentally friendly. Along with solar heating, alternative insulation materials, and rainwater...
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Holmboe, Vagn
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Holmboe, Vagn ( b Horsens, Jutland, 1909; d Ramløse, Denmark, 1996). Danish composer. In 1930s collected Romanian and Danish folk music. Teacher Royal...
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Denmark
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...Major Cities: Copenhagen, Å rhus, Odense Other Cities: Å lborg, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Gentofte, Helsing ø r, Horsens, Kolding, Naestved, Randers, Ribe, Roskilde, Vejle EDITOR'S NOTE This chapter was adapted from the Department of State Post...
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Vitus Bering
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...expeditions that significantly expanded knowledge of the northern Pacific region. Vitus Bering was born in the Danish town of Horsens in the summer of 1681. He became a lieutenant in the Russian navy in 1704, and during the Great Northern War he served in both...
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Sørensen, Carl Theodor Marius
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...Klampenborg Strandpark (1931–5), the Angligården, Herning, Jutland (1965–6), and the Vitus Bering Park, Horsens (1954–6). He exploited the circle in his designs, which included several amphitheatre-shaped gardens (e.g. at Roskilde...
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