Søndergade 17, 8700 Horsens Danmark
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For generations, the iconic baroque mansion in Horsens has functioned as a meeting point for the citizens and as a guesthouse for visitors from near and far. After a thorough restoration, the hotel reopened in 2020 with the desire to convey the history and traditions of the region, as well as to offer quality-conscious accommodation with the heart in the right place and with present service in all aspects of the hotel experience.
When you enter through the door, you will find that the historic halls and salons form the framework for a stay that appeals to all the senses. Here you can sink into the comfortable lounge area with a glass from the Wine Bar, pamper your taste buds in the critically acclaimed Restaurant Eydes and immerse yourself in the aesthetic details of the old palace before retiring to your comfortable room.
Gastronomy is one of the cornerstones of the experience at the hotel, which offers both a restaurant, café, wine bar and outdoor dining on the terrace. The hotel has the Bronze Organic Food Label and in Restaurant Eydes you will be served all the best from Danish-French cuisine - prepared from scratch with good ingredients and with aesthetics and taste in mind. Before and after dinner you can also enjoy the large selection of drinks in the Wine Bar, from which you can also buy bottles and gift boxes to take home.
Jørgensens Hotel is located in the middle of the vibrant shopping district in Horsens and is the obvious starting point for enjoying the city's many cultural offerings such as the Prison, Horsens New Theatre, Horsens Art Museum and the Industrial Museum. If you are more into the outdoors, you can explore the nature trail between Horsens and Silkeborg, the area around Den Genfundne Bro and the hiking routes along the coastal path at Snaptun and Sondrup Bakker.
If you play golf, you will find no less than 20 courses within a short distance. Horsens Golf Club and Stensballegaard Golf, for example, are located just outside the city and are surrounded by beautiful fjords and two of Denmark's highest points.
With its location in the middle of Jutland, the hotel is also ideal for excursions to major attractions such as Aarhus' exciting city life, ARoS, Moesgaard Museum, Jellingstenen, Legoland and Givskud Zoo.
In addition to accommodation, stays and great tasting experiences, Jørgensens Hotel also offers meeting and conference facilities for up to 500 guests as well as company in historic and beautiful halls - perfect for weddings, confirmations, round birthdays and other celebrations.
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At the most central location in Horsensa, right on the bustling Søndergade, lies this cultural center where you can peek inside without even stepping in. KUBEN is a 6x6x6 meter large transparent cube, serving as a venue for a variety of cultural experiences in the city center. Throughout the year, it is used for concerts, theater performances, rehearsal spaces, and exhibitions for the city's cultural, sports, and community activities. KUBEN contributes to the lively atmosphere in the city center. Here, you can often experience something new while out on a shopping trip. Immerse yourself in posters and exhibitions, enjoy live theater performances, talk to tourist guides, or get into the holiday spirit in December.
KUBEN is publicly accessible and can be used by everyone, as long as you treat it and its surroundings with respect and consideration. This includes maintaining a responsible noise level and ensuring that the area remains clean and tidy.
Do you have an event or an exhibition that you would like to showcase in KUBEN? Please contact MÆRK Byen at maerkbyen@horsens.dk or call 23 37 22 03.
MÆRK Byen is the urban initiative of Horsens Municipality. Their mission is to encourage more people to create cultural activities in public spaces, ensuring that the city center of Horsens remains a vibrant and exciting place to be. MÆRK Byen regularly hosts events in KUBEN and various other locations in the city, including Langelinie. They are also responsible for the numerous murals in the city center and pre-events for major stadium concerts that have put Horsens on the map.
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Our Savior's Church is beautifully located on the Town Square in Horsens, amidst the city's bustling trade life, which has seen market activities for many centuries. It is one of the country's most beautiful Baroque churches but bears the imprint of various historical periods. Originally, the church was constructed by King Valdemar the Victorious. Construction began around 1225 and lasted approximately 30 years. The church was built using bricks, which were an unusual and costly material at that time, indicating the building's significance. Before this, bricks were only used in a few other royal constructions. It is believed that there was a wooden church on the site before this time, just as the Square itself existed prior to the church's construction.
The king owned the church until 1351 when it was transferred to the Knights Hospitaller, who already owned Our Lady's Monastery and the Monastery Church, located a few hundred meters from Our Savior's Church. In the late Middle Ages, Protestantism gradually gained power in society as the Reformation reached Denmark, leading to the expulsion of the monks from the town in 1532.
The church has undergone several restorations over the centuries, in the 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. In 1935-36, efforts were made to restore the church to its original medieval form. Due to the numerous changes over time, it can be challenging to distinguish between what is old and what is new. However, some original parts of the church are still visible.
For instance, near the west portal, an entrance that likely served as the king's private entrance. The portal shows visible signs of fire damage from the catastrophic fire in 1544, which nearly destroyed the entire town of Horsens. Only the churches survived from the time before the fire.
In 2018, the church was targeted in an arson attack, resulting in the loss of invaluable church art. This included the historic pulpit from the 17th century, one of the most significant Renaissance artworks in Denmark and a pinnacle of Danish woodcarving art. Consequently, the church underwent a complete interior renovation and reopened in 2020.
The church is open during the daytime, and you are welcome to step inside and admire the beautiful church interior when there are no services, weddings, funerals, or similar events taking place. Please be respectful of the church's function and refrain from making noise. Inside the church, you can observe a number of elegant memorials and gravestones belonging to the city's affluent citizens who were wealthy enough to be buried within the church itself. As you explore the church, you will notice how distinctly it reflects centuries of development and change.
Our Savior's Church is believed to date back to 1225, making it the oldest building in the city. At least, if we are talking about buildings originally constructed within Horsens. Horsens has expanded beyond its original boundaries, incorporating several villages that were once located outside the city limits. Among these villages were Tyrsted and Torsted. Both Tyrsted Church and Torsted Church were constructed in the 1100s and are therefore older.
In this guide, you can discover historical landmarks and other historical attractions around Horsens.
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Are you curious about the history of Horsens and its surroundings? Are you looking for information about a specific person, building, or company? Or do you want to dive into your family history?
At the town archive in Horsens, located in connection with Horsens Museum, you have access to an enormous amount of archival material from the 19th century to the present—including 200,000 photos, books on local history, old address directories, church records, and more. Here, you can explore the material for free on your own, or have the staff conduct an archival search for you for a fee.
A large portion of the historical material from the town archive in Horsens, as well as other local archives, is available digitally on the website arkiv.dk. Here, you can search through the material using a filtered search function, making it easy to find materials from a specific year or a certain type of archival record. Not all material is available digitally, as the process of digitizing the old records is lengthy. Additionally, some materials are exempt from public access.
The town archive in Horsens is free to visit. It is open Tuesday through Thursday each week, though there may be exceptions during holidays. The archive does charge fees for certain services, such as staff-conducted archive searches, photo scans, and similar tasks.
You can view the exact opening hours and prices for services on this page.
The town archive is located at the same address as Horsens Museum. Why not take a look around the museum's fascinating exhibits on everything from archaeology to Vitus Bering, skeletons, and modern city history?
Read more about Horsens Museum on this page.
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The land where the Monastery Church stands today was donated in the 13th century as a gift to a community of Franciscan monks by the owner of Barritskov estate, a knight known simply as Mr. Niels. A monastery was built here for the Grey Friars. The Grey Friars were mendicant monks who relied on begging and alms for sustenance. Quite unusually, Mr. Niels himself chose to move into the monastery to live as a mendicant monk, which was certainly not typical for the nobility.
The monastery was constructed between 1261-1275, dating the Monastery Church to that period. Over the next centuries, the monastery underwent several reconstructions. By the 16th century, it stood as a magnificent four-winged structure made of red bricks, with the church comprising only the northern wing. The monastery played a significant role in the then-Catholic Denmark, with records indicating that several kings regularly used the church as a meeting place.
In the 16th century, the Reformation arrived, marking Denmark's transition from Catholicism to Protestantism. Although the official change in Denmark occurred in 1536, it didn't happen instantaneously, and Martin Luther's ideas circulated in society for decades, leading to religious disagreements. In the market town of Horsens, the Reformation had already succeeded by the late 1520s, causing the monastery to face considerable popular resistance. The monks in the monastery were physically attacked but held their ground for some years while the neighboring church, Church of Our Savior (Vor Frelsers Kirke), served as the Protestant parish church. In 1532, after royal intervention, the monks were finally ousted.
The majority of the monastery was demolished after the Reformation, as there was no desire to maintain a clear Catholic presence in the city. Other parts were simply destroyed during a major fire that leveled most of the town. However, the church was renovated at the crown's expense and has since functioned as a parish church in conjunction with (and alternating with) Church of Our Savior. The name 'Klosterkirken' (the Monastery Church) was allowed to persist, except for a single century when the church was called 'Slotskirken' (The Castle Church) as it served the nearby Stjernholm Castle.
In the 19th century, the church fell into disuse and was downgraded to a backup church. It was even used as a gunpowder depot, a temporary hospital, and a mortuary. However, by the late 19th century, there was a desire to restore the church to its grandeur from the 16th century, resulting in a major renovation that gave the church its present appearance.
The church you encounter today is a beautiful and Gothic structure. The church interior is richly adorned and very atmospheric. The altarpiece dates back to the 16th century and was previously housed in The Church of Our Savior. The pulpit is from around the year 1600, and in the church choir, two monk chairs still stand, with revealingly carved year dates and names by a couple of boys from the town's Latin school in days of old.
There are several choir stalls with engraved coats of arms from affluent families. Along the choir screen stand two lordly chairs. They date back to 1738 and were built for Gerhard de Lichtenberg and his wife. Here, they could sit shielded from the crowd's view. De Lichtenberg was a wealthy merchant who lived in the palace, which is now called Jørgensens Hotel. Lordly chairs were present in many churches and were a good source of income as the church received a fee for them.
Additionally, there are several memorial plaques and burial chapels in the church. Wealthy individuals could purchase part of the church for a burial chapel. Cellars could also be purchased, providing space for the entire family. There are quite extravagant chapels still visible in the church when you visit, including the Lichtenberg chapel.
Various local affluent individuals have purchased memorials in the church through chapels, memorial plaques, baptistries, and similar items. They have contributed to the church's extensive furnishings while also helping to finance its operation.
When you visit the church, you'll see styles from all periods from the 12th century to the present day. In this way, the church is an exceptionally interesting piece of art history.
The churchyard outside hasn't been used for over 200 years since it became too small for the city's growing population. You can therefore see some very old tombstones in the churchyard.
Surrounding the church are some narrow, picturesque cobblestone streets, well worth a visit. Especially the small alley Kirkegyden, connecting the churchyard with Åboulevarden in a beautiful blend of past and present.
The Monastery Church is open Tuesday to Friday from 9 am to 2 pm from September to May. During the summer period, it is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. You are welcome to come in and admire the church and its fascinating furnishings, but please respect the church's religious function. The church may be in use for worship services and ceremonies.
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A few hundred metres from the shopping centre, the public park Caroline Amalie Lund is an attractive green oasis in the city centre. The lawned park is located on a hill with many beautiful old trees. Here, you can meet dog walkers, grandparents who have taken their grandchildren to the park, groups of friends who play ball or joggers who are catching up on their training.
The park contains a wealth of opportunities for activities and you can easily get a total experience from your visit when combining museum visits, lunch and play.
At the bottom of the park, you find Horsens Museum which has exciting exhibitions on local history covering everything from the proud son of the city Vitus Bering to archaeological finds in the Horsens area. Visiting Horsens Museum is free. The building was built by the great architect of the city Viggo Norn who was also responsible for the beautiful water tower in the park.
Further up in Lunden you find Horsens Art Museum which towers proudly near the hilltop. The museum has an impressive collection of contemporary Danish art by the greatest artists.
Outside the art museum and scattered around the park, you will find many sculptures and works of art. There is modern art by renowned artists such as Bjørn Nørgaard and Christian Lemmerz. There are several works by each - including Bjørn Nørgaard's main work, The Human Wall, which is found in front of the entrance to the museum.
The special facing of the museum was made by the artist Martin Erik Andersen. You also find wooden benches made by Save Niels and the old sculpture that Artemis bears forward the spring.
In the front area of Lunden, towards Sundvej, there is a cosy, fenced playground which is frequently visited by families with children as well as day care workers, kindergartens, etc.
The playground has swings, a seesaw, balance blocks, a climbing tower, a sandbox and a slide that the children can let loose on. There is also a covered area where one can eat packed lunches and a toilet which is open from Easter until the autumn holiday.
It is also fun to play outside the playground: E.g. the large area with bushes behind the playground is good for playing hide-and-seek. Next to it, there is a sensory swing and, at the back of the park, there is a large, flat lawn (facing Østergade and Teglgårdsvej) which is ideal for ball games.
In the large amphitheatre in Lunden, summer concerts are held featuring well-known names from the Danish and international music scene. Those cosy evenings of good music form a regular part of the summer fun for many locals. Read more about Rock in Lunden.
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If not, then you can smell and experience it in authentic surroundings it at the Industrial Museum. The Industrial Museum gives you the amazing story about how the industrialization shaped our society and the way we live. It is for everyone and you can experience all of life’s stages.
As soon as you enter the museum, you can feel it: You have stepped back in time and now it is easy to get an impression of what life was like for your parents, your grandparents and their parents.
Then there is nothing to worry about because this is heaven for curious fingers! At the Industrial Museum, there is room for play, and if you follow the footprints going through the buildings, you will be sure to experience it all.
You will visit the assembly line, where you can compete and see who is fastest at assembling ball bearings. Enter the worker’s living quarters with apartments from different decades in the 20th Century. Step inside the old stores at the shopping street. Observe the impressive machines the plant room.
And how about visiting the old school, the textile factory, or the packaging printing factory? At the Industrial Museum you can learn about the old crafts, communicated in an exciting way. And you are allowed to touch!
In this new playful exhibition at children’s level has workbenches, toolboxes, children’s boiler suits, and an authentic workshop atmosphere from bygone times.
Someone has disassembled a Puch Maxi from 1973, and the museum do not know how to assemble it again. They need help from curious kids asap!
Experience 4 museums in Horsens with just one ticket: The Museum Pass gives you 7 days access to FÆNGSLET, the Industrial Museum, Horsens Art Museum and Horsens Museum.
You can look forward to lots of exciting experiences and stories. With the museum pass, you save money on the entrance fee and also get two cups of coffee or tea.
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Right behind Horsens Station, quite close to the bustling life of the city, you find this large, peaceful park. There is room for relaxation and cosiness in this charming bit of nature. Impressive old trees, several small lakes and open, well-planned lawns characterise the landscape and provide the perfect setting for cosy times spent outdoors. And there are plenty of green zones where you can enjoy your packed lunch or the view.
If you grew up in Horsens, you would definitely have childhood memories of Bygholm Park. A large and inviting playground serves as excellent bait for the little ones. Here, the young ones can frolic for hours while their parents sit at the tables benches where it is also possible to barbecue. The park is also home to a new nature playground with a 200-metre long nature playground
The park's many ducks and geese also bring joy to the little ones and, in winter, the natural skating lake is a magnet.
The park is found by the beautiful manor house Bygholm, whose history dates back to the 14th century. Today, the building serves as Hotel Comwell Bygholm Park.
Near the manor you can find the remains of Erik Menved's Castle. The old medieval castle is long gone, but remains of the rampart can still be seen. You can climb the small hill and read about the history of the place.
Scattered around the park, there are disc golf baskets that are free to use. You can borrow equipment at Comwell Bygholm Park and try a fun and different activity.
Bygholm Park is a nice place to walk you dog. And you can let it off the leash in the fenced dog forest and let it play with other dogs.
At the edge of the park, you find the forested area Åbjergskoven Forest and Bygholm Lake which has one of the most popular hiking routes of the area. Take a walk in the forest or embark on the 7-kilometer-long charming walk around the lake while visiting Bygholm Park. The combination of the well-kempt park and the natural forest by the lake provide a formidable nature experience.
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The walls of the old Horsens State Penitentiary could tell many violent, fantastic and fascinating stories. As a guest at the museum, you are guaranteed to have a unique, thoughtful and memorable experience you will never forget.
As soon as you enter Europe's largest prison museum, all your senses are brought into play. The exhibitions offer experiences that can be seen, heard and smelt. Precisely for this reason, a tour of the fantastic building is a great experience for both children and adults. And this is why the museum has repeatedly won awards for its exciting exhibitions. You are given the exceptional opportunity to get behind bars and meet former inmates as shadows on the walls. Life in the PRISON and the story of the Danish prison system are also told through the use of screens, telephones and intercoms.
On the walls, doors and closets, you can read the sometimes vehement, sometimes humorous messages from the inmates painted or drawn as an eternal reminder of their time in the state penitentiary. Together with the digital tools, they help to tell the authentic story of life behind bars.
The Horsens Prison Museum is packed with remarkable stories. Perhaps the most famous is that of escape artist Carl August Lorentzen, who dug an impressive 18-meter-long tunnel leading from his cell to freedom. This incredible feat took immense hard work, dedication, and perseverance. Lorentzen’s inspiring story captivated the Danish public, teaching them the famous saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
Visitors can also explore the dark dungeon cells once used for punishing, correcting, and disciplining prisoners.
Learn about Horsens State Prison’s significant role during World War II and delve into the story of Werner Best, the leader of the German occupying forces, who was sentenced to death and served time in Horsens after the war.
See where and how death row inmates were executed during the prison’s early days in the 1800s. And find out how conjugal visits were arranged for inmates who received romantic visits!
Although the prison’s stories can be intense, they are presented in a family-friendly manner. Children are more than welcome, and there are special activities tailored for young visitors. A great way for families to explore the prison is through Det Skjulte Stempel (The Hidden Stamp) activity. This fun and engaging game presents the museum’s exhibits in a playful way, almost like an escape room designed for children. Upon arrival, you’ll be given a former inmate’s booklet filled with puzzles to solve, helping you and your family "escape" back to freedom.
You’ll also receive a booklet for the activity Fuglen er Fløjet (The Bird Has Flown). A flock of birds has wandered into the prison, and it’s your job to find them.
During holidays and on select dates, you can join guided tours with the museum’s expert storytellers. There are also special tours where former prison guards share their personal experiences from working at the state prison.
You can book guided tours through this link.
The Prison Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday year-round and also opens on Mondays from July to September. For current opening hours and prices, visit this page.
Experience four museums in Horsens with just one ticket: The museum pass gives you seven days’ access to the Prison, The Industrial Museum, Horsens Art Museum and Horsens Museum. Learn more about the museum pass here.
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The Uncovered Bridge is a cultural-historical gem and a piece of revived Danish history that lay hidden inside a dam for 85 years. In 2014, the bridge was uncovered and restored to its former glory and, today, the bridge is a magnificent sight and an even better experience to walk across.
With good parking opportunities near the bridge that crosses the rushing Gudenåen, The Uncovered Bridge is an obvious destination for a picnic that can be enjoyed at tables and benches by the bridge.
Today, the bridge is a symbol of beautiful, industrial engineering, after it was thoroughly restored in 2014. When it was built, the red steel lattice bridge was the tallest of its kind in the Nordic region and, today, railings and planks to walk on have been added to allow visitors to enjoy the view of Denmark's only “river”, Gudenåen.
- 13.4 metres high
- 50 metres long
- Built in 1899
- Covered up in 1929
- Uncovered in 2014
The Uncovered Bridge is located 20 kilometres north of Horsens between the villages Vestbirk, Træden and Gammelstrup. About 300 metres from the bridge, there is a large parking lot at Vestbirkvej 2A, Brædstrup. From here, a path leads to the bridge.
If you are taking a canoe trip on Gudenåen, The Uncovered Bridge is an obvious place for a rest and enjoying the magnificent nature in the area. There is a natural place to land the canoe at Vestbirk Hydropower Plant and it is not far from there to The Uncovered Bridge.
A ford has been established for visitors on horseback immediately east of the bridge.
The Uncovered Bridge is part of the beautiful, old Bryrup railway line which has now been turned into the Horsens-Silkeborg Nature Trail. The 61-kilometre route is mostly paved and without motorised traffic and is, thus, perfect for day trips on your bicycle. The picturesque trip through the hilly Bakkelandet and Søhøjlandet can be divided into two days as there are several possibilities of overnight accommodation along the way. The route is also popular with hikers and as a riding trail.
On this page you can find find inspiration for experiences near the Uncovered Bridge.
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Prehistory presented innovatively in a breathtaking architectural setting makes for a world-class museum experience when you visit the Moesgaard Museum. The past becomes alive and the people in the exhibits will step forward and provide the visitors with a better understanding of the past and how we arrived at where we are in the present.
The Moesgaard Museum is a huge attraction not only because of the architectural design of the museum and the exhibitions, but also due to its location in the beautiful natural surroundings in south of Aarhus, overlooking the woods and sea.
The evolutionary stairway at Moesgaard Museum is not only a key element of the architecture, which leads to the various exhibitions of the museum, it is also very much an opportunity for you to see where we human beings originate from.
On the stairs you will see seven hominins. They were members of the tribe Hominini, which means ”human species”, but they don't all look like the modern human being.
Read more about the evolutionary stairway
Due to the unique conditions in the peat bog, the body was exceptionally well preserved, even after being deposited in the bog for more than 2,000 years. For example, you can still see the finger nails, the toe nails and hair on the body.
Read more about the Grauballe Man
Staged settings, dramatized storytelling, and state-of-the-art research all combine to make the exhibitions at the new museum appeal to visitors of all ages while also creating a sense of bonding, fellowship and shared experience across generations.
Moesgaard Museum has three Michelin stars in the Michelin attraction's guide.
The museum is closed on:
December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st.
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CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS: FREE ADMISSION
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The ARoS collection contains more than 8,000 works, including masterpieces by Danish and international artists.
Some of the most famous works are Olafur Eliasson's Your rainbow panorama (2011) and Ron Mueck's oversized sculpture; Boy (1999).
From 2025 you can also experience The Dome, a Skyspace by James Turrell, which is light artist James Turrell's most ambitious Skyspace to date. The immersive installation will cement ARoS' position as one of the world's leading museums for installation art.
Each year, ARoS presents six to eight major exhibitions with an accompanying programme of public lectures, debates and events. ARoS' international outlook and innovative approach has led to groundbreaking exhibitions with artists such as J.W.M. Turner, Claude Monet, Edvard Munch, Franciska Clausen, Salvador Dalí, Asger Jorn, Per Kirkeby, Barbara Kruger, Isaac Julien, Jenny Holzer, Bill Viola, Mariko Mori, Cindy Sherman and Sarah Sze.
More than 600,000 visitors come to ARoS every year for artistic experiences, to shop in the ARoS Store, dine in the ARoS Café and Orangery or simply enjoy its iconic architecture and location.
Please note! Access to the museum is available from Aros Allé only due to this work.
Open on Mondays in June, July and August.
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CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS: FREE ADMISSION
