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Store_Heddinge Latitude and Longitude:

55°18′32″N 12°23′14″E / 55.30893°N 12.38726°E / 55.30893; 12.38726
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Store Heddinge
The church of Sankt Katharina
Official seal of Store Heddinge
Coat of arms of Store Heddinge
Store Heddinge is located in Denmark
Store Heddinge
Store Heddinge
Location in Denmark
Store Heddinge is located in Denmark Region Zealand
Store Heddinge
Store Heddinge
Location in Region Zealand
Coordinates: 55°18′32″N 12°23′14″E / 55.30893°N 12.38726°E / 55.30893; 12.38726
Country Denmark
Region Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality Stevns
Government
 • MayorPoul Arne Nielsen
Area
 • Urban
2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
 • Municipality250.19 km2 (96.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 •  Urban
3,649
 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( Central Europe Time)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+2

Store Heddinge is a Danish town in Region Sjælland. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality, and has a population of 3,649 (1 January 2023). [1]

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

Notable people

Jutta Bojsen-Møller

References

External links

Media related to Store Heddinge at Wikimedia Commons

55°18′32″N 12°23′14″E / 55.30893°N 12.38726°E / 55.30893; 12.38726