Store Heddinge

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title: "Store Heddinge" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-stevns-municipality", "municipal-seats-of-region-zealand", "municipal-seats-of-denmark", "cities-and-towns-in-region-zealand"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Store_Heddinge" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_name2Stevns
leader_titleMayor
leader_namePoul Arne Nielsen
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area_urban_km22.3
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Store Heddinge is a Danish town in Region Sjælland. It is the administrative seat of Stevns Municipality, and has a population of 3,633 (1 January 2025).

Geography

The town is situated in the eastern side of Denmark, on the Stevns Peninsula.

History

The town came into existence during the 13th century, and Saint Katharina Church (Sct. Katharina kirke) is also from that time. The town received privileged status as a merchant town in 1441. A Latin preparatory school was founded in the town in 1620, but was closed down in 1739.

The assembly house (Danish, tinghuset) in Store Heddinge was built around 1838 on the newly built Nytorv plaza as a combination town hall, assembly hall, and jail. It was built by architect Jørgen Hansen Koch, who was Director for the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi).

The water tower is from 1912 and is made of limestone, from nearby Stevns Klint, and red brick.

Transport

Store Heddinge is served by Store Heddinge railway station located on the East Line which connects the town with and the rest of the Danish rail network.

Photogallery

Image:Store Heddinge Kirke1.jpg|Sankt Katharina Church Image:Store Heddinge - gadeparti.jpg|Old town Image:Store Heddinge - Hotel Stevns.jpg|Hotel Stevns

Notable people

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References

References

  1. [https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]

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