Svenstrup, Aalborg Municipality

Town in North Denmark, Denmark

56°58′36″N 09°50′31″E / 56.97667°N 9.84194°E / 56.97667; 9.84194CountryDenmarkRegionNorth Denmark (Nordjylland)MunicipalityAalborgEstablished18th centuryArea

• Urban

5.1 km² (2.0 sq mi)Elevation

23 m (75 ft)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Urban

7,754 • Urban density1,500/km² (3,900/sq mi) • Gender ^[2]

3,845 males and 3,909 femalesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

DK-9230 Svenstrup J

Svenstrup is a town in Aalborg Municipality with a population of 7,754 (2023),^[1] Region Nordjylland in Denmark. It is located 10 km south of Aalborg's city centre and 3 km south of the southern outskirts of the city.

Svenstrup is served by Svenstrup railway station on the Randers–Aalborg railway line.^[3] The station re-opened in 2003.

The Battle of Svenstrup was fought during the Count's Feud in 1534 on the fields just outside Svenstrup.

Notable people

Jan Ø. Jørgensen (born 1987 in Svenstrup) a Danish badminton player previously number 1 on IBF world ranking
Nicklas Helenius (born 1991 in Svenstrup) a Danish footballer, a striker for the Danish club AaB Fodbold

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ "Svenstrup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.