Horsens HK is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 handball club. In the 2010/11 season its first female team plays in the Danish 1st division after its relegation in 2010. The team plays at home in Forum Horsens

Forum Horsens

Forum Horsens is an indoor arena that can be used to sport. It may also be use for concerts. There can be 4000 spectators for sports events. For concerts there can be 4500 sitting or 5000 standing.- External links :*...

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The club was established in 1985 when Horsens forenede Håndboldklubber (HfH) and Dagnæs IF chose to merge. And HfH itselfs is a merge of Horsens Freja and Horsens forenede Sportsklubber (HfS). Horsens HK therefor can lead its roots back to 1920 when they began playing handball in HfS. Horsens HK played in the top level uninterrupted from 1996 to 2010.

National players like Vivi Kjærsgaard, Gite Madsen, Anja Byrial Hansen, Karen Brødsgaard

Karen Brødsgaard

Karen Brødsgaard is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....

, Christina Roslyng

Christina Roslyng

Christina Roslyng Christiansen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.She has been married to handballer Lars Christiansen....

, Louise Pedersen

Louise Pedersen (handballer)

Louise Pedersen is a Danish handball player who plays in the Norwegian club Våg Vipers.She has previously played in Odder, in Århus KFUM, Horsens HK, Viborg HK, Kolding IF, Aalborg DH and Odense GOG. She also plays on the Danish national team...

, Karin Mortensen

Karin Mortensen

Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...

, Tina Ladefoged, Mette Sjøberg and Jane Wanggsøe Knudsen have played in Horsens HK.

European games

In 2004/05 they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the EHF Cup

EHF Cup

The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European Cup....

 after having eliminated three other teams in the previous rounds. One of these were the league rivals Randers HK

Randers HK

Randers HK is a women's handball club based in Randers, Denmark. They compete in GuldBageren Ligaen, the top Danish league for women's teams.- History :...

After the winning the Danish Handball Cup

Danish Handball Cup

The Danish handball cup is the nationwide cup tournament for handball teams of Denmark. The competition has been played annually since 1964.- Tournament structure :...

 in 2004 they participated in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2005/06 where they were eliminated in 4th round.