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The Dalgas Statue, Hovborg
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The Dalgas Statue, Hovborg

Chiselled in granite, Dalgas looks out from his mound over the heath landscape, which he made his life’s work to plant with trees. Without him, the area around Hovborg would not have had the large pla...

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A troll scenting a Christian
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A troll scenting a Christian

In front of Vejen Art Museum is a major fountain with a sculpture called "En Trold, der vejrer Kristenkød”(A troll who senses the flesh of a Christian).

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WWII Memorial by Grønvang Skoven, Vejen
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WWII Memorial by Grønvang Skoven, Vejen

In the small forest just west of Vejen Sports Centre at Askov there is a small cemetery with a memorial to two freedom fighters from WWII.

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Ingrid Vang Nyman sculpture, Vejen
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Ingrid Vang Nyman sculpture, Vejen

In front of Vejen Station is the sculpture of Ingrid Vang Nyman. There is a bronze portrait on a granite plinth on which there is an illustration of Pippi Longstocking.

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Emplacement in Dover
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Emplacement in Dover

Kanonstillingen i Dover is a relic from World War II and, at the same time, it offers a scenic view of Kongeådalen (valley) and a small nature path.

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Militarism
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Militarism

Niels Hansen Jacobsen's sculpture “Militarismen” (Militarism) is featured on the central square in Vejen.

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Monument of an English Bomber
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Monument of an English Bomber

At a local initiative there are set up a memorial Stone of the English bomber, which was shot down by the Germans in Second World-War.

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Anti-tank trench in Lintrup
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Anti-tank trench in Lintrup

The anti-tank trench in Lintrup is a reconstruction showing how the approx. 255 km long Gudrunstilling (fortification system) from World War II looked. Next to the anti-tank trench, you find a magnifi...

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Skodborg Kommuneplantage
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Skodborg Kommuneplantage

Plantage med historiske rødder. Vokse op - blive fældet - og genplantet. 

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Skodborghus
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Skodborghus

Skodborghus was once a castle located by a low-lying riverbank in the valley of Kongeådalen.

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Frederik d. 7.  - Mindesten i Vejen
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Frederik d. 7. - Mindesten i Vejen

Mindesten for Frederik den 7.s besøg i Vejen. 

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Ivar Hansen, Mindesten Hovborg Kros have
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Ivar Hansen, Mindesten Hovborg Kros have

Mindesten for Ivar Hansen i haven til Hovborg Kro. 

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