På sporet af Niels Hansen Jacobsen

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Vejen Kunstmuseum rummer en væsentlig del af Niels Hansen Jacobsens værker, dagligstue og samlinger. Rundt om Vejen findes en række mindesten og skulpturer fra hans hånd - også på områdets kirkegårde. 

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Vejen Art Museum
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Vejen Art Museum

Vejen Art Museum is dedicated to Danish Symbolism / Skønvirke (a Danish version of Art Nouveau) from around 1900.

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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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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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Death and mother
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Death and mother

 In front of the entrance to the Vejen Art Museum you find Niels Hansen Jacobsen's sculpture from 1892, "Døden og Moderen” (Death and the Mother). A serious and eternally valid topic – but notice how ...

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The Mother Tongue at Skibelund Krat (Modersmålet)
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The Mother Tongue at Skibelund Krat (Modersmålet)

“Modersmålet” (The Mother Tongue) is a striking monument in Skibelund Krat.

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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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The Shadow
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The Shadow

The sculpture “Skyggen” (The Shadow) is featured at Vejen Art Museum.

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Reunification stone at Skibelund Krat
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Reunification stone at Skibelund Krat

The Reunion is the event in the History of Denmark for which the highest number of memorial stones have been erected, not just in Southern Jutland/North Slesvig but in the entire country. The Reunion ...

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The Mermaid Fountain in Bække
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The Mermaid Fountain in Bække

The public park in Bække features a mermaid fountain, Havfruespringvandet, which is one of sculptor Niels Hansen Jacobsen’s finest works in granite. Launching herself off a cliff, the mermaid is carry...

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Vejen Church
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Vejen Church

Vejen Church is located right next to the Ancient Road, Jutland’s old main thoroughfare. The church itself is of newer date so take a look at the cemetery opposite where you’ll find the traces of the ...

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Læborg Church
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Læborg Church

Læborg Church is situated on a hillside on the southern outskirts of the village of Læborg right next to the Ancient Road. The church was originally located in open land and was used as a landmark by ...

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Brørup Old Church
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Brørup Old Church

North from the present station town, Brørup old Church is located. A solid Romanesque church in the landscape in the middle of the parish – and later supplemented by a newer church in the town of Brør...

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Malt Church
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Malt Church

Malt Church is located on a hilltop in the parish of Malt. Although the village has expanded around the church, it has retained its open view of the surrounding landscape to the south. The church’s ba...

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Skrave Church
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Skrave Church

Skrave Church is situated between the villages of Københoved and Langetved, perched on a hilltop in the heart of a large parish.

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The cottage
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The cottage

Niels Hansen Jacobsen lived in this house, called "The cottage" in Vejen, his native town. The house is today private owned, and it is therefore only possible to see the house at a distance.

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