Store Heddinge

Store Heddinge is a Danish town in Region Sjælland. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality, and has a population of 3,430 (1 January 2020).[1]

Store Heddinge
Seal
Coat of arms
Store Heddinge
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 55.30893°N 12.38726°E / 55.30893; 12.38726
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityStevns
Government
 • MayorPoul Arne Nielsen
Area
 • Total250.19 km2 (96.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,430
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2

Geography

The town is situated in the eastern side of Denmark, on the Stevns Peninsula.

History

The town came into existence during the 13th century, and Saint Katharina Church (Sct. Katharina kirke) is also from that time. The town received privileged status as a merchant town in 1441. A Latin preparatory school was founded in the town in 1620, but was closed down in 1739.

The assembly house (Danish, tinghuset) in Store Heddinge was built around 1838 on the newly built Nytorv plaza as a combination town hall, assembly hall, and jail. It was built by architect Jørgen Hansen Koch, who was Director for the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi).

The water tower is from 1912 and is made of limestone, from nearby Stevns Klint, and red brick.

Photogallery
  • Sankt Katharina Church
  • Old town
  • Hotel Stevns

Notable people
Jutta Bojsen-Møller

References
  1. BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

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