Christiansfeld is a town in Southern Jutland with 3,016
inhabitants (2020), located 13 km north of Haderslev and 18 km south
of Kolding. The city belongs to Kolding Municipality and is located
in the Region of Southern Denmark.
In Folkekirken,
Christiansfeld belongs to Tyrstrup Parish, but the Brethren, which
founded the town in 1773, still stands strong with approx. 450
members. The Brethren Church is located in the middle of the city
and Tyrstrup Church is located in the southern part of the city.
World Heritage
In the European Year of Building Protection
1975, Christiansfeld was named "extremely worthy of preservation". A
number of the town's houses are listed. In 2002-2014, the Brethren
Church, Christiansfeld Municipality (from 2007 Kolding Municipality)
and Realdania, with the help of other foundations, renovated the
city's historic houses in Denmark's largest privately funded urban
conservation project with a budget of DKK 225 million. DKK.
When the houses have been preserved, it is because they are built of
yellow Flensburg stone and not built of half-timbering which was
otherwise prevalent in the 18th century. The woodwork is also
first-class craftsmanship, so only a few windows have had to be
replaced. "The window frames are made of heartwood, which is cut
with the veins in the right direction and treated with linseed oil.
This has made the wood so strong that it is difficult to stick an
awl into it," explains the carpenter who participated in the
renovation.
Christiansfeld was inscribed on the UNESCO World
Heritage List in 2015.
The name
The town is named after
King Christian VII, and Feld means "field" in German. The name
Christiansfeld is pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable.
Facilities
Christiansfeld School has 465 students, divided
into 0.-9. grade. The cube at the northern end of the city houses a
sports hall that seats 1,500 people, of which 396 seats are seating.
In addition, there is a gym, squash courts and bowling alleys.
The weekly newspaper Tyrstrup Herreds Tidende or Christiansfeld
Avis, founded in 1924, is published in the city. The city has
several grocery stores. 1 km northwest of the city is Tyrstrup Kro,
which has 27 rooms and meeting facilities.
Arla Foods bought
the former Tyrstrup Dairy, which now houses the group's largest
fresh food terminal with approximately 400 employees.