Askov Højskole
Askov Højskole is a Danish folk high school, that is located in the village of Askov in southern Jutland between Kolding and Esbjerg. It was founded in 1865 as an extension of Denmark's first folk high school, which had been established in 1844 in Rødding by Christian Flor.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poul la Cour Museet and Askov Church.
Poul la Cour Museet
Museum
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poul la Cour Museet is a museum, which is situated 350 metres south of Askov Højskole.
Askov Church
Church
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Askov Church is situated 290 metres northeast of Askov Højskole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Askov and Vejen.
Askov
Village
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Askov is a small town, with a population of 1,974, in Vejen Municipality, Southern Denmark Region in Denmark. Askov is located just west of Vejen. The two towns are separated by a few hundred meters of open land and are connected by a combined road and bicycle path with street lights.
Vejen
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Vejen is a railway town of about 10,000 people between Esbjerg and Kolding in South Jutland. The town emerged in ancient times as an important waypoint for agricultural transport on the Jutlandic Ox Road trail, used for herding cattle and soldiers from Denmark to Germany.
Brørup
Village
Photo: Hubertus45, CC BY 2.5.
Brørup is a railway town, with a population of 4,557, in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark. It is located 10 km west of Vejen, 26 km northeast of Ribe, 33 km west of Kolding, 40 km south of Grindsted and 43 km east of Esbjerg. Brørup is situated 5 km west of Askov Højskole.
Askov Højskole
- Type: School
- Description: Folk high school in Denmark
- Categories: folk high school and education
- Location: Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.47047° or 55° 28′ 14″ northLongitude
9.09804° or 9° 5′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9F7FF3CX+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 680045350OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q12302318
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Askov Højskole” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Askovská vysoká škola”
- Danish: “Askov Folkehøjskole”
- Danish: “Askov Højskole”
- Japanese: “アスコウ・ホイスコーレ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Askov folkehøjskole”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Askov folkehøyskole”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Askov højskole”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Askov Højskole”
- Norwegian: “Askov højskole”
- Swedish: “Askovs folkhögskola”
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