Facts about Billund will let you know more about the land, its history, culture and people. Billund is actually a municipality in Ribe County at the center of the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. It is also known as a company town, the home of the Lego Group headquarters. Facts about Billund state that the municipality covers a total area of 155 square km and according to 2005 census, has a total population of 8,697.
Billund is centrally situated in Denmark and its climate, influenced by the gulf stream from the west, is temperate. Summers are cool with an average temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and winters are cold with average temperatures of 1 degree Celsius. Billund receives rain throughout the year with the maximum rainfall in September, October and November. February and April see the least amounts of rainfall.
Billund is famous for its Lego, Legoland and Billund Airport and it attracts an approximate three million people every year from allover the world. What Ole Kirk Christiansen started making as wood toys in 1932 late became famous and the rest is history. After the World War II, the toys were made in plastic and Ole's son Godtfred Kirk Christiansen came up with the idea of the Lego brick with the coupling system which was patented in 1958. It is interesting to know that all Lego bricks made between 1958 and today can be combined. Facts about Billund will tell you that Legoland was opened in 1968. October, 2002 witnessed a record footfall of approximately 35.000.000 visitors.
Billund Facts have it that it is known as a green town. You will find here are trees and bushes everywhere and small bushes and flowers growing in between roads and cycle tracks. The tiny town comes alive when all its shops are open. You will find most of the shops located in the shopping center although, the Main Street is becoming sort of the town focal point these days. Evenings and the weekends are the best times when you can explore the town to its fullest. If it's regular daily shopping, then Billund will meet your requirements while for larger purchases, you have Vejle and Kolding.
According to the Facts about Billund, the Billund Airport was opened in 1964 and the new air terminal building that you see today, was inaugurated in 2002.
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