FC Horsens

FC Horsens, founded 31 October 1987 as a merger between Dagnæs IF and B 1940, is a Danish football club, based in southern Horsens. They are currently playing in the Jutland Series, but have also played in both the Denmark Series as well as the Qualification Series. FC Horsens competed in the 2005 and 2006 Danish Cup tournaments.

At youth level, the club is a part of the AC Horsens superstructure. However at senior level, it is an independent club. One of FC Horsens most notably former players is the present AC Horsens goalkeeper Søren Jochumsen.

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Horsens

Horsens is a Danish city in east Jutland. It is the site of the council of Horsens Municipality. The city's population is 55,884 and the municipality's population is 85,662 (1 January 2014).

The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which has 1.2 million inhabitants.

Geography

Horsens lies at the end of Horsens Fjord in eastern Jutland. The city is surrounded by typical moraine landscape with low hills and valleys created by glaciers during the last ice ages. Horsens is 50 km (31 mi) south of Aarhus and 30 km (19 mi) north of Vejle, and approximately 200 km (120 mi) from Copenhagen.

History

It is believed the name Horsens derives from the old Danish words hors (horse) and næs (naze, headland). From the 12th century the name Horsenes is known.

The earliest traces of a city are remains of a pagan burial site and houses dating back to the 10th century. In the 12th century, the kings Sweyn III and Valdemar I issued coins in the city. In the 13th century the city got its own legal code.