Sommersted

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Sommersted
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Sommersted School - the Sommersted
department of the Nustrup-Sommersted
school community
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Sommersted
Location of Sommersted in Denmark
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Sommersted
Sommersted (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°18′47″N9°17′12″E / 55.31306°N 9.28667°E / 55.31306; 9.28667
Country Denmark
Region Southern Denmark
Municipality Haderslev Municipality
Area
  Urban
1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2025) [1]
   Urban
1,032
  Urban density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-6560 Sommersted

Sommersted (German : Sommerstedt) is a small town, with a population of 1,032 (1 January 2025), [1] in Haderslev Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 11 km north of Vojens, 17 km south of Vamdrup, 38 km east of Ribe and 17 km northwest of Haderslev.

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Sommersted Church

Sommersted Church, built in 1857–58 in a very unusual almost neo-Romanesque style, is located to the northeast in the old part of the elongated town. [2]

Sommersted Mose is a small bog located on the northern outskirts of the town. The bog was used for digging peat during the war and is now an excursion spot for the town's citizens. [3]

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