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Tales of Billund

Billund is unique. City, citizens and the LEGO company have created the modern Billund. Here you get an insight into the city's cultural history from small heath village to high-tech city.

But Billund municipality also has much more than just Billund city. That and much more, you can read about here.

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Billund

Billund is a young town, a very young town. And a very special town. Billund is one of the few examples in Denmark of a town that has grown up around, and largely because of, a single company: LEGO.While the neighbouring town of Grindsted was chosen as a railway hub, Billund was lucky in...

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Cities in the Billund area

In the hinterland to Billund lies a series of small towns - find something you didn't expect.

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Churches

The churches in the Billund area tell in their own solid way a portion of cultural history about the area. Here you'll find a wide range of churches -...

Culture and history

Today, LEGO is a central part of Billund and the family's history is of interest to many.
Take a trip to The Teddy Bear Art Museum. The museum is housed in the LEGO family's former private home in the center of Billund, and is an architectural gem from 1959.

In the Billund area we have no ports, but we have a naval dockyard - how about a trip to Vorbasse?

The beautiful heath and the plantations that surround Billund are always worth a visit. Billund is historically associated with Grene Sande and Grene Church, which is first dated back to the 12th century.

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The History of Billund

Billund is unique. City, citizens and the LEGO company have created the modern Billund. Here you get an insight into the city's cultural history from small heath village to high-tech city.If you take a walk around Billund, you will come across several characteristics that reflect the cit...

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Unique nature

Nature can show you something, that nothing else can!

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Vorbasse Naval Dockyard

There are no harbours or marinas in Billund, but we do have a naval dockyard. Vorbasse Naval Dockyard The first battleship visited the town briefly way back in 1924. It was not until later, though, that the naval presence became more permanent, first with the corvette LABRI in 1984 and the...

Teddy Bear Art Museum

Enjoy the visit to the Teddy Bear universe and experience that teddy bears are not only toys but also art

Grene Sande near Billund

Gyttegaard Plantation is located 10 minutes outside of Billund and is a so-called "Copenhagen plantation" established in 1898 by a merchant from Copenhagen. Previously it was an area with hard-working heat peasants who fought against sand drift.

Baldersbæk Plantation and Villa Baldersbæk

The natural resort around the country seat Baldersbæk tells the story of Københavnerplantagerne (Copenhagener plantations), their owners and the view on nature at the beginning of the 20th century. Here you find original sandstone statues from Børsen (old building in Copenhagen), luxuriant...

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