 On a street in the town center is the house where, according to legend, Danish nobleman and national hero Niels Ebbesen killed Count Richard (Gerhard) III of Holstein on 1 April 1340, during the Kingless Times, when the entire country was pledged to German counts.This action led to further insurrection against the Germans.Ebbesen died in a large battle at Skanderborg Castle in December 1340.