Horsens is a city on the southeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, and is the seat of Horsens municipality in the Central Denmark Region. It is the sixth largest city in Denmark, with an urban population of 65,037 as of January 1, 2026, while the wider municipality has 98,806 residents. Its name, in use since the 12th century, comes from old Danish words for horse and headland. The city is known for Horsens New Theatre, a cultural venue that hosts more than 200 events a year and has drawn internationally prominent performers.
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Founding Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Horsens (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 64,418 (2025)
2. Horsens (Wikipedia)
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Infobox field Founded : 12th century
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5
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12th century
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 9.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 55.75, 9.75
55.75 9.75 Cfb
4. GeoNames: Horsens - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2619771, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2619771, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
55.86066 9.85034 P PPLA2 DK 18 615 61074 4 4 Europe/Copenhagen
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