Vildbjerg

Vildbjerg is a railway town with a population of 4,138 (1 January 2025),^[1] in Herning Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated 14.6 km northwest of Herning and is served by Vildbjerg railway station.

Vildbjerg
Town
Vildbjerg second hand shop
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Coordinates: 56.196501°N 8.7676960°E / 56.196501; 8.7676960
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Herning
Area
• Urban	3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Urban	4,138
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	2,044 males and 2,094 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-7480 Vildbjerg

Vildbjerg was the municipal seat of the former Trehøje Municipality until 1 January 2007.

The town is known as the host town for Vildbjerg Cup, an international youth football (soccer) tournament for boys and girls between 7 and 17 years old, organized by the local club Vildbjerg SF.^[3]

Vildbjerg Church

Vildbjerg Church was built in 1905 on the remnants of a 12-century church.^[4]

Vildbjerg School is a public school (Danish: folkeskole) in Vildbjerg. It was built in the period 2005-2006 and was the first primary school in Denmark to be built in a Public-Private-Partnership.^[5][6]

Notable people

• Henrik Risom (born 1968), a Danish former footballer
• Gudmund Hatt (1884–1960) a Danish archaeologist and cultural geographer