Christiansfeld

Middle between Haderslev and Kolding is a gem of a town, namely Christiansfeld. The town was a separate municipality until 2006 By a referendum chose townspeople to belong to the municipality of Kolding from 2007
Christiansfeld was founded by Hernhuttermunke in 1772 The town is better known for its gingerbread than the monks who once founded the city.
Christiansfeld is named after King Christian VII.
the coat of arms shows the well that was built on church square shortly after the city's founding in 1773,

Moravians Hernnhutterne was in 1727 founded the German freight Berthel Dorff in Saxony. The founder was the German Count von Zinsendorff that with monastery gave shelter to the exiled monks fleeing Catholic persecution.
brothers had their headquarters in Bohemia and Moravia, and later in the town of Herrnhut in Saxony. It was a layman, who went around the country to make a Christian mission work. The brothers went out in Europe for establishing cities. Thus Christiansfeld Founded in 1773 as the Moravians of Christian VII was permitted to the Tyrstrupgårds land to erect a city that could be a Christian gathering.

Christiansfeld
In the 1700s, as urban (outside Copenhagen) was relatively unknown, was Christiansfeld carefully planned. They wanted that the city was wide, straight streets and a green central area of ​​the city. It was also the king's wish that were built a center that could help the country's industry and handicrafts. Since the city was done, the Moravians that characterized the city - both monks daily interaction and the way you decorated your city.

Urban Environment
Architectural seen Christiansfeld's just not in Denmark. The city has its own building style that is beautiful in its simplicity. A rigorous and harmonious architecture is the setting for a quiet, green spaces. The two main streets Lindegade and Noerregade form a cross; they intersect at the Church Square, which also fire pond and spray the house is located. The buildings on two floors built of yellow stone.
Church Square is the city's natural center. Around the large space accumulates more of the congregation buildings, church, presbytery and the big sister house. precisely this building says something about the city's division into small separate spiritual community. "Brothers and sisters in the Lord," they called themselves. Unmarried sisters and brothers lived strictly separate, just married couple lived separately. Nevertheless, the linked together in the common parish life.
Church can accommodate 1,000 people. The church interior is plastered white, the benches are painted white. There is no altar or pulpit, only a liturgical board a podium. Church spire is from 1894; the original blew down in a storm.

walking through the city gives a strong impression of the order, after which ward society decorated his city. Cross shape is repeated throughout the entire city's facility. Christiansfeld has its own style, a transition from Rococo to Empire that is both beautiful and simple. A character of the houses is the high roofs.
In addition to a spiritual center foresaw the construction of Christiansfeld also the formation of trade and industry.
In During the first ten years established, inter alia, one tobacco and cigar factory, a potteries and chicanery, a glasskæreri, a stove factory, starch factory, strømpestrikkeri two Watch manufacturers a sæbesyderi, locking media, tannery, wheelwright shop, dye, paint factory and cotton weaving. There were also more common craft as bakery, carpentry and butchery.
factories are gradually ceased, and only the production of the delicious None, Christiansfelder gingerbread, which has been baked here since 1783, is a memory of past commercial.
Behind Christiansfeld Pharmacy, those who are interested in natural medicine, visit a medical and herb garden.
Christiansfeld is close to being added to UNESCO's list of world cultural heritage, because the city is now included on the official watch list by UN agency.

Gudsageren is the name of the Moravian cemetery, which is also very special. The men are to the left of the entrance and the women on the right. All tombstone are the same. Thus, there is no family graves at the cemetery.
Moravian church is in the center, and Gudsageren find some hundede meters north of the main street.

Moravian Hotel has been visited by many prominent people. The hotel's guest room no. 10 was once the setting for a historic event: the July 18, 1864 the armistice treaty between Denmark and Germany negotiated finished here.
nearby cemetery, Reunification Monument in 1920, conducted by Hans Syberg and Niels Skovgaard 1935
In Lindegade 34 is the Brothers' House (built 1774-77); lived congregation unmarried male members. The corresponding Søstrehus located in Noerregade 14; it was built between 1776 and 1800
Noerregade 16 is a widow house. An extension to this houses a museum, which presents Christiansfeld history and Moravian missionary activity. In the basement is Southern Brandværnsmuseum with 26 syringes increases and uniforms, mainly from the period between 1851 and 1920.

Skamlingsbanken is the 113 m high hill, which was symbolic of the national awakening in the middle of the last century. A beautiful picnic spot with a phenomenal views towards Kolding, far down in Gauteng and beyond Little Belt.

Hejlsminde - Fjelstrup
region the realms of idyllic streams that wind through the countryside and forests perfect for trips out of the blue. So does the child-friendly beaches north and south of the charming Hejlsminde Marina.

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