Låsby
Encyclopedia
Låsby is a small town in the province of Jutland
in Denmark
with a population of 1,861 (1 January 2011). It is situated on the main road between Silkeborg
and Aarhus
.
The town is the location of the flagship property of Det Blå Marked
(trans. "The Blue Market"), a chain of Danish antique markets, and which is a major tourist attraction, bringing in over half a million visitors to the town every year.
In April 2005 it had its 15 minutes of fame
as it became the first place in Denmark to experience the exploding toad phenomenon.
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
in Denmark
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...
with a population of 1,861 (1 January 2011). It is situated on the main road between Silkeborg
Silkeborg
Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
and Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
.
The town is the location of the flagship property of Det Blå Marked
Det Blå Marked
Det Blå Marked is a chain of Danish antique markets owned by Lars Kristensen.The first property was opened in Børkop, with others opening later in Låsby, Haslev and Randers...
(trans. "The Blue Market"), a chain of Danish antique markets, and which is a major tourist attraction, bringing in over half a million visitors to the town every year.
In April 2005 it had its 15 minutes of fame
15 minutes of fame
15 minutes of fame is short-lived, often ephemeral, media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon. The expression was coined by Andy Warhol, who said in 1968 that "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." The phenomenon is often used in reference to...
as it became the first place in Denmark to experience the exploding toad phenomenon.