Bælum

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Bælum

Total population

800

Air quality index

20Good

Coordinates56.83°, 10.12°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bælum is a village, with a population of 702, in Rebild Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located 31 km southeast of Aalborg, 16 km north of Hadsund and 5 km northeast of Terndrup.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

H

Hans Christian Lyngbye

Danish priest and botanist (1782-1837)

J

Jørgen Cristensen

Danish association football player (1938–2018)

Christian Heerfordt

Danish ophthalmologist

Tyge Hvass

Danish architect (1885–1963)

Svenning Rytter

Danish politician (1875–1957)

E

Evald Thomsen

Danish violinist (1913-1993)

V.A. Secher

Danish historian (1851-1918)

A

Axel Jørgensen Urne

Danish mathematician

Christian Nielsen

Danish teacher

E

Erik Albæk

Danish political scientist

Flemming Møller Mortensen

Danish politician

Otto Himmelstrup Hvidberg

A

Anthon Andersen

Danish trade unionist

K

Karl Vilhelm Nielsen

K

Kristine Rasmine Jensen

J

Jørgen Seefeld

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Solbjerg
  1.7 mi away · pop. 200
• Terndrup
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,600
• Skibsted
  3.1 mi away
• Kongerslev
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,400
• Store Brøndum
  4.1 mi away · pop. 202
• Veddum
  4.4 mi away
• Blenstrup
  5.2 mi away · pop. 529
• Skelund
  5.7 mi away · pop. 437
• Øster Hurup
  6.2 mi away · pop. 718
• Astrup
  6.8 mi away
• Dokkedal
  7.2 mi away · pop. 141
• Hadsund
  7.7 mi away · pop. 5,003

Browse all places in North Denmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Giant House Spider

Eratigena atrica

Seen 2026-09-19

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Crane

Grus grus

Seen 2026-09-17

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Seen 2026-09-17

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-09-16

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-09-15

Mouse Moth

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Seen 2026-09-14

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Xestia c-nigrum

Seen 2026-09-14

Blood Vein

Timandra comae

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bælum, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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