ART AND CULTURE AT TOP-LEVEL in VIDEBÆK

Live close to everything in Videbæk

Counting approximately 4,200 citizens Videbæk is the third largest town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune. At the same time it is the easternmost town in the municipality, and in popular terms it is the gateway between Western Jutland and Central Jutland and close to everything.

Located right in the middle between Ringkøbing and Herning you can reach the two towns by car in about 20 minutes towards the west or the east, respectively. It takes the same time to go south to Skjern and another 10 minutes to go north to Holstebro. Videbæk is also only 20 km from the motorways to Aarhus and Vejle-Copenhagen/Naples.

If you plan an outing to feel the roaring of the North Sea in the next storm it will only be a 30-minute drive. In less than an hour Billund AIRPORT, can be reached, and you can reach other destinations abroad, or in less than an hour you can experience a concert in THE CONCERT HALL in Aarhus. In 20 minutes you can also reach the great events at Boxen in Herning. If you settle in Videbæk and get a job at the New Regional Hospital Unit West Jutland at Gødstrup, it will only be 20 minutes by car. In 45 minutes you can also reach MIDTJYLLAND’S AIRPORT at Karup. Here is also a Share-a-car-arrangement.

 

HOUSING AND JOBS

If you want to live in Videbæk you can get all kind of housing. Here you can have a cosy little flat, a big detached house in a quiet area, an old typical period house in a cul-de-sac or a plain terraced house. Click here to BUY A HOUSE, or RENT A HOUSE, for further information about where to buy or rent property.

As the commuter map on the front page also shows, you will be able to find work places far and wide without having to drive for hours on end to get to work. However, you may not need to drive to work at all, because you may be able to walk or ride your bike to one of the big companies of the town. For more information about job opportunities, see VACANCIES and Work.

 

Videbæk V

 Foto: hvidesande.dk

 

ACTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Videbæk is both an active BUSINESS- AND SHOPPING TOWN, as well as being the inventor of the landmark of the town - Per Arnoldi’s huge V, which is welcoming everybody from the east. Videbæk houses several of the biggest manufacturing companies in Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune employing several thousand employees. Among those having big branches in Videbæk are Vestas and Arla/Arinco.

Videbæk boasts a flourishing commercial life. To attract shoppers, ongoing activities are arranged, and among the permanent big events are the Summer- and the Open by Night-events, adding a festive atmosphere to the town - as below at Westergaard´s Hotel, which - originally an inn - was the first building in Videbæk from the mid 1850s, except for a few farms. Videbæk, whose name derives from the stream in which osiers (a kind of willow) could be found, celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2007.

 

Videbæk

Foto: Videbæk Handel og Erhverv

 

ART AND CULTURE AT TOP-LEVEL

Admittedly, Videbæk neither has fjord nor sea close to the town, but there are both green areas and and opportunities for FREE ANGLING is an option. Moving to Videbæk you will also experience top-level art and culture close at hand.

THE ART PAVILION OF WESTERN JUTLAND, designed by the late, world-famous architect Henning Larsen adorns the large park of the town. The art pavilion makes room for changing and exciting exhibitions attracting art lovers from far and near. Henning Larsen was born in the little village of Opsund outside Videbæk, and the trade and industry and the citizens of the town instantaneously supported the project and procured money for the building when Henning Larsen Architects offered to provide the masterplans for the art pavilion. The art pavilion, which opened in 2012, has become a significant beacon for art in Western Jutland.

 

Kunstpavillonen 

 Foto: RKSK

Among the many exhibitors since the opening is the recognized artist Arne Haugen Sørensen, who grew so fond of the art pavilion and its surroundings in Videbæk that - in the spring of 2016 - he donated 74 colourful arts of work from his private collection to the Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon Foundation. The donation is estimated to represent a double-digit million value, and the arts of work will form the basis of the future Arne Haugen Sørensen Museum. It is built as an extension to Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon. The first plumbing for construction, supported by Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality, the local SKAK Fund and Realdania, was taken in January 2017 and the museum opened in September 2017.

Videbæk also has other sights nearby e.g. Jyllands Park Zoo, Momhøje Naturcenter, THE LIGNITE LAKE AT TROLDHEDE, and Laugesens Have, which has transformed from a stately garden amidst the moors into a modern course- and conference centre.

 

MORE ABOUT VIDEBÆK

You can find information about the commercial life and associations in Videbæk on the independent website Videbæk and THE TOURIST WEBSITE of Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune. 

Below you will find contact information about the day care centres, schools and other educational institutions of the town, as well as sports centres and swimming facilities.

 

DAY CARE FACILITIES IN VIDEBÆK

For further information about the municipal day care and day care centres, click HERE:

Børnehaven Solstrålen 
Solsøhedevej 14. 6920 Videbæk
Phone: (0045) 99 74 20 00
solstraalen-videbaek@rksk.dk

Lions Clubs Børnehave Videbæk  
Bogfinken 5, 6920 Videbæk
Phone: (0045) 97 17 19 20
lions.club.bh@rksk.dk

Børnehaven Gl. Kongevej (with crèche)
Gl. Kongevej 53A, 6920 Videbæk
Phone: (0045) 99 17 37 27
gl-kongevej@rksk.dk

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Schulen in Videbæk

Videbæk Skole     
Bredgade 120, 6920 Videbæk
Phone: (0045) 99 74 25 70
videbaekskole@rksk.dk

Videbæk Kristne Friskole   
Ternevej 1, 6920 Videbæk
Phone: (0045) 97 17 23 24
vkf.681009@skolekom.dk

 

Videbæk-løbet

Foto: Videbæk-løbet

 

SPORTS CENTRE- AND SWIMMING FACILITIES

VIDEBÆK SPORTS- AND LEISURE CENTRE consists of two sports halls, a swimming pool, a bowling alley, an exercise- and fitness department, and every year local enthusiasts organize several events, i.a. The Videbæk Race, which takes place in May, and Videbæk Adventures, which is a special orienteering race in April challenging the participants with everything from running, climbing to canoeing, kayaking and much more.

Like all other places in Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune Videbæk prides itself of having active clubs and associations. The town has i.a. also a local hall and an active church life, including several church halls. For additional information go to, Leisure-Nature-Culture: Fritid-Natur-Kultur. Use the Google Translate function.

 

 

The Chinnow family

 
German family:

Good working conditions leaving room for a family life close to the North Sea

In 2019 the Chinnow family moved from Löbau in Germany to Hvide Sande in Denmark. Four years later the family is not in doubt: -We’ll stay here!

The couple Dagmar and Udo are working at the local companies, Hvide Sande Røgeri and Danwest, and they both see the career opportunities as one of the really big gains of having moved to Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune. Here they have been able to let go of their previous worries about job safety and fair pay, and last year their dream of buying their own house came true. 

The two children, Pauline and Pepe, are also happy about having moved to Hvide Sande. They like their new school and appreciate the Danish school system with less tests and more variety during the day. 

In Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune the family has found both tranquility, a house, career opportunities, and new friends. When the holiday makers have to go back after 1-2 weeks’ holiday all four of them are pleased that they can stay and fulfil more dreams in the middle between the North Sea and Ringkøbing Fjord.

The Chinnow family - Read the full story here

Ioana and Sorin

 
Romanian Family:

We have been made very welcome

”We love our country, Romania, but we have also grown very fond of Denmark which has become our home,” says 37-year-old Sorin Ungureanu who - together with his wife Ioana and their two children - find themselves so much at home that in the autumn of 2017 they bought the house of their dreams in Borris. Borris is a town with approximately 800 inhabitants in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality – geographically the biggest municipality in Denmark.

“We have been living here since 2011 and our children are fully integrated in the local community and gradually, so are we. We have been made to feel really welcome in this town. People gladly help us and we are very happy about living here,” Sorin says whilst simultaneously smiling at Erling Søndergaard - one of the passionate locals who likes to give a lending hand. Erling has helped the family with the purchase of their house, and as a friend of the family he joins our conversation as to why Sorin and Ioana came to Denmark and what it is like for a foreign family to move to Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.

”We are also happy having you here. We can tell that you like being here, and you have also done a great deal to become a part of the community,” Erling points out referring to the fact that Sorin among others has been active in leading a father-child gymnastics team and a table tennis team in town.

Ioana und Sorin - Read the full story here