Edge Rewrite
everything Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a233a78ace723524

Jump to content

Hobro

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hobro
A view from the town church
A view from the town church
Coat of arms of Hobro
Coat of arms
Hobro is located in Denmark
Hobro
Hobro
Location in Denmark
Hobro is located in North Jutland Region
Hobro
Hobro
Hobro (North Jutland Region)
Coordinates: 56°38′N 09°48′E / 56.633°N 9.800°E / 56.633; 9.800
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Denmark (Nordjylland)
MunicipalityMariagerfjord
Area
 • Urban
9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)
 • Urban
12,440
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
 • Gender [1]
6,238 males and 6,202 females
DemonymHobroer Hobrogenser
Time 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 12,440 (1 January 2026).[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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Transportation

[edit]

Rail

[edit]
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 Aalborg. The station was opened on 15 June 1893. The station's present passenger building was built simultaneously with the construction of the harbour line in 1899–1901. The harbour line was removed in 1966.

Notable people

[edit]

Sport

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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. ↑ Archived 5 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Sofie Bach (26 February 2020). "Barndomsvenner og boldtalenter: Rasmus og Frederik er flyttet til Mors for at jagte drømmen" (in Danish). TV2 Nord. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
[edit]
  • Mariagerfjord municipality's official website (in Danish)
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Hobro at Wikimedia Commons

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

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hobro&oldid=1358727510"