Hobro

Place in North Denmark, Denmark
Coat of arms of Hobro
Coat of arms
56°38′N 09°48′E / 56.633°N 9.800°E / 56.633; 9.800CountryDenmarkRegionNorth Denmark (Nordjylland)MunicipalityMariagerfjordArea
 • Urban
9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)Population
 (2023)
 • Urban
12,191 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) • Gender [1]
6,079 males and 6,112 femalesDemonymHobroer HobrogenserTime zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time) • Summer (DST)UTC+2

Hobro (Danish pronunciation: [hoˈpʁoˀ]) is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,191 (1 January 2023).[2] The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat. It is the seat of Mariagerfjord municipality.

Politics

Hobro was until 1 January 2007 also a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County covering an area of 166 km2 and with a total population of 15,318 (2005). Its last mayor was Jørgen Pontoppidan, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Hobro municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Arden, Hadsund, and Mariager municipalities to form the new Mariagerfjord municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 769 km2 and a total population of 43,049 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

Sport

Hobro IK are a football club based in Hobro who currently play in the Danish First Division.

Transportation

Rail

Front facade of Hobro railway station.

Hobro is served by Hobro railway station. It is located on the Randers-Aalborg railway line and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Aalborg and regional train services to Aarhus and Aalborg.

Notable people

Sport

References

  1. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 3 May 2020 [unreliable source?]
  4. ^ Tom Kristensen's official website
  5. ^ [1] Archived 2014-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Caroline Møller". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

  • Mariagerfjord municipality's official website (in Danish)
  • Media related to Hobro at Wikimedia Commons

56°38′N 9°48′E / 56.633°N 9.800°E / 56.633; 9.800

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