Hemmet

Hemmet is a small town and a parish in the former Egvad Municipality (Danish: Egvad kommune), which since 1 January 2007 has been part of the Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, Midtjylland, near the west coast of Jutland in Denmark. Hemmet has a town population of 330 (1 January 2014)[1] and a parish population of 601 (1 January 2014). The word "Hemmet" derives from prior Danish, meaning "The home".

Education

In the early 1990s, the town of Hemmet had a school, but it was abolished since it was deemed too small. Afterwards, pupils from Hemmet had to attend the private Christian school in Sønder Vium, 4 km east of Hemmet or the public school 5 km south of Hemmet located in Nørre Bork, where the "Bork Havn Musikfestival" is staged. In Hemmet there is a kindergarten, holding around 100 pupils

Nearby schools

Events

Hemmet has its own harbor, which is about 1000 m² large. At the harbor, each summer a havnefest (harbour feast) is held.

The town has a football team playing in the 6th series of Danish football. It shares its name with the nearby city of Sønder Vium, which Hemmet also bonds with. The football team is called "HSV IF", formerly "HSV '82".

Religion

Hemmet has a church, which is known by many Christians in the area, because of the priest Martin Jensen. He is known because of his inner mission way of speaking. Not all citizens in Hemmet are Christians though.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
  2. ↑ The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark

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Coordinates: 55°54′N 8°31′E / 55.900°N 8.517°E / 55.900; 8.517

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