Herning

Herning is a city in the middle of Jutland. Herning's main claim to fame are sports teams based here and numerous high profile international sport events that have been hosted here. It is also home to Scandinava's largest trade fair centre.

Understand
A town of some 51,000 people (2023) that has grown rapidly in the 20th and 21st centuries, mainly due to the textile and garment industries that has been active in Herning since the late 19th century. People from Herning (as well as Ikast and Brande) are colloquially referred to as "Woollen Jutlanders" (uldjyder).
 * Visit Herning website

Get in
Herning is on the Struer train line with hourly connections from Copenhagen (3.5 hours, 300 kr).

Get around
Most things are within walking distance.


 * Taxi: Herning Taxi, tel: +45 97120777

See


Around this museum has grown a whole collection of artistic formations since the late 1940s:
 * The museum of Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelts. Two internationally known Danish artists.
 * The Sculpture Park, created as a recreative area for the employees of the shirt factory.
 * The geometric Garden by C.Th. Sørensen
 * The Utzon house A prototype to a school house by Jørn Utzon
 * Elia The biggest sculpture in the northern part of Europe.

Do
Herning hosts many conventions, exhibitions, etc.

Buy
Bredgade is the main pedestrian shopping street.