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Hjøllund
Village
Hjøllund Convenience Store
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Midtjylland
Municipality	Silkeborg Kommune

Hjøllund is a village in Denmark, 18 km southwest of Silkeborg. It is part of Silkeborg Kommune in Region Midtjylland.

The village has been in significant decline as a result of urbanization. In 2011, every fifth house was vacant in Hjøllund, though a convenience store remains open. ^[1] The village has become increasingly reliant upon neighboring communities and has begun outsourcing its water from the village of Hampen. ^[2] A proposed highway that would run nearby may revitalize the village in the future. ^{[3] [4]}

On September 16, 1913, a labor colony named Godrum was opened by the Arbejde Adler Organization. ^[5] By 1917, the colony had expanded to 12 buildings with room for 40 men. The so-called "colonists" were largely employed in forestry. In 2009, there was a fire at the facility's hay barn. ^[6] Godrum remained open as a "welfare home" until 2016. ^{[7] [8]}

Hjøllund had a train station on the railroad Diagonalbanen from 1920 until 1971. ^[9] After the station's closure, freight traffic between Brande and Hjøllund continued until 1989. ^[10] In 1992, the railway was handed over to the Danish Nature Agency, which then established the Funder-Ejstrup nature trail. ^{[11] [12] [13]} The former station's building is located at 2 Viborg Hovedvej.

During the second world war, German occupants constructed a weapons depot near the railway. ^[14] The depot was one of their largest in Denmark and was known as ”Feldluftmunitionslager 6/XI” and ”Christianshede Ammunitions Depot”. ^[15] Allegedly, the German occupants called the region "Christianshede" because "Hjøllund" was difficult to pronounce. ^[16] In 1945, the facilities were repurposed as Kærshovedgård prison. The area also housed a camp for German refugees. ^{[17] [18]}

Hærvejskroen, a former inn in Hjøllund, was at one time popular but has since foreclosed multiple times. ^{[19] [20]} Since 2016, a gravel quarry has been excavated east of the village to the frustration of locals. ^[21]

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  Bunker at the weapons depot
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  Hjøllund Station
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  Hjøllund School, inscription reads "Hjøllund Skole 1924"

• Hjøllund under besættelse og retsopgør (in Danish)

56°4′15″N 9°22′58″E / 56.07083°N 9.38278°E / 56.07083; 9.38278