Vedbæk
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Vedbæk is a small town in the municipality of Rudersdal
(formerly Søllerød), Denmark
. It is located on the Øresund coast of Zealand, between Rungsted
to the north and Skodsborg
to the south. The town has a station on the busy Kystbanen
railway line, approximately midway between Copenhagen
and Helsingør. It also has a well-frequented marina
.
Vedbæk is perhaps best known for the Bøgebakken archaeological site, a Mesolithic
cemetery of the Ertebølle culture
. An example of the findings of this culture cemetery include the bodies of a young woman with a necklace made of teeth, and her new born baby. The child is cradled in the wing of a swan with a flint knife at its hip. The child's gravegoods suggest that the culture involved ascribed status
– the passing of power between generations. The brief statistical findings of the cemetery are as follows; 22 individual bodies (4 new borns), 17 of the adults buried could be aged - 8 died before reaching the age of 20. There were 9 men 5 over the age of 50, and 8 women 2 died before the age of 20, 3 living to over 40. 2 women died in child birth (including the young woman mention above) and were buried with their newborns beside them. Infant mortality rate is around 35%. Mortality rate is 50%. Reasons for these high death rates could be physiological or cultural.
The cemetery is located in the northern part of the Maglemosen peat bog, and was discovered in 1975 during excavation for the new Vedbæk School. (It should not be confused with the earlier Maglemosian culture
, named for a different Maglemose near Slagelse
.)
The Danish national football team trains at Vedbæk Stadion. Between 1973 and 2006, the Danish Defence Command
was located in Vedbæk.
Former Aston Villa and Denmark defender Martin Laursen
now resides in Vedbæk.
Rudersdal municipality
Rudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
(formerly Søllerød), 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...
. It is located on the Øresund coast of Zealand, between Rungsted
Rungsted
Rungsted is a neighborhood in the city of Hørsholm in the Hørsholm Municipality of Øresund, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The center of Hørsholm is located two kilometers west of Rungsted...
to the north and Skodsborg
Skodsborg
Skodsborg is a small town/suburb approx. 20 km. north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The town has a population of 1,169 and lies in Rudersdal Kommune. The town is a coastal town but doesn't have a marina....
to the south. The town has a station on the busy Kystbanen
Kystbanen
The Coast Line is a regional railway line between Helsingør and Copenhagen in Denmark. It was opened in 1897, and it is today the busiest railway line in Denmark...
railway line, approximately midway between Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Helsingør. It also has a well-frequented marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
.
Vedbæk is perhaps best known for the Bøgebakken archaeological site, a Mesolithic
Mesolithic
The Mesolithic is an archaeological concept used to refer to certain groups of archaeological cultures defined as falling between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic....
cemetery of the Ertebølle culture
Ertebølle culture
The Ertebølle culture is the name of a hunter-gatherer and fisher, pottery-making culture dating to the end of the Mesolithic period. The culture was concentrated in Southern Scandinavia, but genetically linked to strongly related cultures in Northern Germany and the Northern Netherlands...
. An example of the findings of this culture cemetery include the bodies of a young woman with a necklace made of teeth, and her new born baby. The child is cradled in the wing of a swan with a flint knife at its hip. The child's gravegoods suggest that the culture involved ascribed status
Ascribed status
Ascribed status is the social status a person is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life. It is a position that is neither earned nor chosen but assigned...
– the passing of power between generations. The brief statistical findings of the cemetery are as follows; 22 individual bodies (4 new borns), 17 of the adults buried could be aged - 8 died before reaching the age of 20. There were 9 men 5 over the age of 50, and 8 women 2 died before the age of 20, 3 living to over 40. 2 women died in child birth (including the young woman mention above) and were buried with their newborns beside them. Infant mortality rate is around 35%. Mortality rate is 50%. Reasons for these high death rates could be physiological or cultural.
The cemetery is located in the northern part of the Maglemosen peat bog, and was discovered in 1975 during excavation for the new Vedbæk School. (It should not be confused with the earlier Maglemosian culture
Maglemosian culture
Maglemosian is the name given to a culture of the early Mesolithic period in Northern Europe. In Scandinavia, the culture is succeeded by the Kongemose culture....
, named for a different Maglemose near Slagelse
Slagelse
Slagelse, a town in east Denmark, is in Slagelse municipality on the island of Zealand. It is about 100 km southwest of Copenhagen. The population is 31,979 ....
.)
The Danish national football team trains at Vedbæk Stadion. Between 1973 and 2006, the Danish Defence Command
Defence Command (Denmark)
The Defence Command of Denmark short FKO, is the Danish branch-combined military command and the top coordination and controlling authority of the Danish military...
was located in Vedbæk.
Former Aston Villa and Denmark defender Martin Laursen
Martin Laursen
Martin Laursen is a Danish former footballer who played in the centre back position. He played three seasons for Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A championship. He also played for Italian clubs Hellas Verona and Parma FC, and was the team...
now resides in Vedbæk.