Vojens

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Vojens
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Vojens
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Vojens
Vojens (Region of Southern Denmark)
Coordinates: 55°14′54″N9°18′17″E / 55.24833°N 9.30472°E / 55.24833; 9.30472
Country Denmark
Region Southern Denmark
Municipality Haderslev Municipality
Area
 • Urban
6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [1]
 •  Urban
7,545
 • Urban density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
3,753 males and 3,792 females
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-6500 Vojens

Vojens (German : Woyens) is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 7,545 (1 January 2024). [1] It was the main town of the now abolished Vojens Municipality, now the second largest town of Haderslev Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark.

Contents

Vojens is located 41 km east of Ribe, 33 km south of Vejen, 29 km north of Aabenraa and 14 km west of Haderslev.

Church

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Vojens Church

Vojens Church is a reunion-church, from the beginning of the 1920s and was inaugurated on 6 September 1925. The church yard is older than the church and it was taken in use on 28 January 1878. In the middle of the churchyard, lies "the red chapel", which was built a few years after the churchyard was established and the chapel was taken in use in 1883.

Transportation

Vojens is served by Vojens Airport and Vojens station on the Fredericia–Padborg railway line.

Sport

Speedway

Vojens has a rich history in motorcycle speedway and hosted the World Final on two occasions (1988 and 1994) at the Vojens Speedway Center. The Speedway Center is part-owned by Denmark's first triple World Champion Ole Olsen, and has also hosted the Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark as part of the Speedway Grand Prix from 1995-2002 after which the SGP series moved the Danish GP to the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.

The Vojens Speedway Center also hosted the Speedway World Team Cup final in 1983, 1986 (as Round 2 of a 3 Round Final), 1991 and 1998. The World Team Cup was replaced with the Speedway World Cup following 2000 and the Speedway Center hosted the 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2015 finals. Also held were the 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship and the 1977 Under-21 European Championship. The Under-21 championship became the World Under-21 Championship in 1988 and Vojens hosted the 1999 Under-21 World Final.

Climate

Climate data for Vojens Airport (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1961–2000)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)11.2
(52.2)		12.7
(54.9)		19.7
(67.5)		25.7
(78.3)		27.0
(80.6)		30.3
(86.5)		31.6
(88.9)		33.3
(91.9)		27.2
(81.0)		24.0
(75.2)		17.3
(63.1)		11.9
(53.4)		33.3
(91.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)2.8
(37.0)		3.1
(37.6)		5.9
(42.6)		10.4
(50.7)		15.3
(59.5)		18.1
(64.6)		20.2
(68.4)		20.5
(68.9)		16.4
(61.5)		11.9
(53.4)		7.1
(44.8)		4.2
(39.6)		11.3
(52.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)0.7
(33.3)		0.7
(33.3)		2.9
(37.2)		6.2
(43.2)		10.9
(51.6)		13.8
(56.8)		15.7
(60.3)		15.7
(60.3)		12.4
(54.3)		8.7
(47.7)		4.6
(40.3)		2.1
(35.8)		7.9
(46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.8
(28.8)		−2.0
(28.4)		−0.3
(31.5)		1.9
(35.4)		6.2
(43.2)		9.2
(48.6)		11.2
(52.2)		10.7
(51.3)		8.2
(46.8)		5.2
(41.4)		1.7
(35.1)		−0.5
(31.1)		4.1
(39.4)
Record low °C (°F)−21.0
(−5.8)		−24.0
(−11.2)		−16.0
(3.2)		−7.5
(18.5)		−4.2
(24.4)		−0.2
(31.6)		2.8
(37.0)		1.2
(34.2)		−2.3
(27.9)		−7.3
(18.9)		−19.0
(−2.2)		−21.0
(−5.8)		−24.0
(−11.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)69.6
(2.74)		46.8
(1.84)		56.3
(2.22)		42.5
(1.67)		52.7
(2.07)		68.7
(2.70)		71.2
(2.80)		75.3
(2.96)		87.1
(3.43)		93.9
(3.70)		87.8
(3.46)		77.5
(3.05)		829.3
(32.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)19.114.417.114.012.713.715.114.716.918.019.819.9195.3
Average snowy days6.55.85.11.70.10.00.00.00.00.12.25.226.7
Source: DMI [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 BY3: Population 1. January by rural and 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. ↑ "Danish Climatological Normals 1971–2000 for selected stations" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Observed Air Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Cloud Cover and Weather in Denmark with Climatological Standard Normals, 1961–90" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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