Stories from Grene Parish

English plane was shot down on April 27, 1945. It was forced to make an emergency landing. The emergency landing took place close to the rest area on the right side of Koldingvej south of Billund, where you will find the memorial park with memorial stone and a propeller.

Billund Airport. Billund Airport celebrated its 60 years anniversary in 2024. We have made a short story about how it all began.

Special stone In front of Hovedgaden 33. It is an arc coming from an old church in Grene/Billund.

Løvehuset – The Lion House. When you walk at Hovedgaden you will pass a red brick house called Løvehuset. It celebrate its 100 anniversary this year. You can read the full story about the house.

Business Stone in Billund

In 1980 the local sports organizationz were short of money. They got an idea: Why not sell shares in a stone. They sold the shares to the local community, and today you can find the stone in front of the Billund Center below the big trees.
Besides you can also find 8 stones each named by one of the original 8 Billund farms. In old times the farmers met to discuss local matters and also acted as a judge.

Short history re. Grene Parish