Discover Spjald: Nature, sports and local history

When looking for a hotel in Spjald, you can plan your trip around your own interests: a five-kilometre walking trail, swimming and tennis facilities, and historical traces of mills, railways and architecture offer a range of options. This lets you decide in advance whether you’d rather spend your time outdoors, being active or exploring local history.

Walking and activities

The municipal Spjald-Muldbjerg route is a five-kilometre walk north of Spjald. It passes through marshland, hedgerows and fields, which define the character of the route. If you plan to follow the trail, check local conditions in advance, as they may change.

A nature trail was established along the former Spjald railway line in 2012. Another historical railway connection in the town’s history is Spjald’s former role as a station town on the Ringkøbing-Nr. Omme Railway: it held this status from 1911 to 1961. The trail and the station’s history offer different ways to explore the past.

Spjald Fritid offers swimming for all ability levels, groups for the whole family and direct registration. Times and participation conditions may change, so check them in advance. Tennis is also available for all ability levels. Courts can be booked and rackets hired, so beginners can get started right away. As booking conditions may change, it is also advisable to check the latest information.

Local history and archaeological traces

The Brejning Local Museum presents the history of Spjald in permanent exhibitions. From 1 October to 1 May, the museum is open every Monday morning. If you plan to visit, check the opening hours in advance.

Near Spjald lies Muldhøje, a group of four burial mounds. The two largest are joined to form a long mound. Also nearby, the burial known as the Muldbjerg Man was created around 1400 BC; archaeologists from the National Museum discovered it in 1883. The group of mounds and the individual burial offer two distinct insights into the area’s prehistory.

Mills, weaving and architecture

The waterworks at Brejninggaard, with its dams, canals and mill sites, are almost 450 years old and exceptionally well preserved. The former site of Brejninggaard Watermill is quite different: today, only a cleared area remains. At the same time, the mill played a role in the community’s daily life for a long time. For centuries, local farmers were required to have their grain milled at Brejninggaard Watermill.

Another local tradition is “at væve på spjald” (“weaving on a Spjald loom”): several looms from the community were used to weave ribbons and garters. This textile history is a distinct aspect of everyday life in the past, alongside the use of the mills.

Brejning Church is also near Spjald. Its core consists of a Romanesque nave and a Romanesque chancel. In the late Gothic period, a tower was added to the west and a porch to the north. The east gable bears the year 1581 and coats of arms with the initials of Hans Lange and Johanne Skram. The coats of arms are made from the same terracotta tiles as the decorative elements on the façade of Brejninggaard.

The east wing of Brejninggård was also built around 1580. The eastern gate wing features distinctive terracotta decoration and a pilaster-divided façade. Pilasters are flat, column-like elements on a wall; the term helps explain the façade’s design. Another surviving object is the quarter-mile marker by the petanque house at Spjald School.

Discover more destinations: Borris, Hovvig, Lem, Skaven, Bjerregård, Stadil, Kloster, Søndervig.

For the overview of the wider area: Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.