Store Andst

Store Andst is a village in Vejen Municipality of Southern Jylland, Denmark with a population of 805 (1 January 2024).^[1]

Store Andst
Village
Andst Church
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Coordinates: 55.48154°N 9.23446°E / 55.48154; 9.23446
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Municipality	Vejen
Established	12th century
Population  (2024)
• Total	805
Time zone	UTC1
Website	http://www.andst.info

Andst Church (Andst Kirke) is the parish church located on a hill in the middle of the village. The large granite square building probably dates from the last decades of the 12th century. In 1592 the tower was built with the peculiar onion spire. It was added to the church by Caspar Markdanner lensman at Koldinghus, at the request of parish priest Jon Jensen Kolding. ^[2][3]

Notable people

• Morten Pedersen Porsild (1872 in Glibstrup near Store Andst – 1956) Danish botanist who lived and worked most of his career in Greenland.
• Jon Jensen Kolding (d. 1609) Danish priest, historian and topographer.^[4]