Brønderslev

History

The name of the town is derived from a local Norsemen chief, Brunder. Brønderslev was formerly known as Vester Brønderslev, in contrast to the neighboring Øster Brønderslev. As of 2020, Øster Brønderslev has a population of just 943. Vester Brønderslev was once a small farming village. In 1682, it consisted of just 27 farms and 47 houses. The town was not initially located on any major thoroughfares and saw very little traffic. Thus, the town grew comparatively gradually. By the 1850s, however, an inn and an established market had begun to draw more traders to settle on the road near the city. In 1871, the Vendsyssel railway line opened which connected Brønderslev to Aalborg and Hjørring. The station was located in the old part of town and revitalized development in that area. By the 1880s, Brønderslev had its own post office, hospital, technical school, trade school, library, banks, pharmacy, and a daily newspaper. In 1921, Brønderslev was officially designated as a Købstad (English: market town). It has since become a major trading and industrial city in the region.

Geography

Brønderslev is located near the center of Vendsyssel and is nearly equidistant from the region's two other large cities: Aalborg and Hjørring. The city is approximately 13–22 meters above sea level, with the terrain rising towards the northernmost parts of the city. The southern part of the city is characterized by meadow areas. Southwest of Brønderslev is the large bog, called Store Vildmose. The bog is a natural attraction in itself, but it has also revealed many archaeological finds, particularly from the Iron Age. Brønderslev is home to the regional-museum of Vildmosemuseet (English: The Vildmose Museum), which focuses on the cultural history of Store Vildmose and the surrounding area. Vildmosemuseet is part of The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality which comprise a total of three museums, the other two being Try Museum and Dorf Møllegård, both of which are located in Dronninglund. In 1994, the Hedelund Rhododendron Park was established within the city on the site of a beech tree park which had been there since 1890. The park covers an area of 7 hectares, making it one of the largest of its kind within the nordic countries. It contains more than 10,000 individual plants from over 130 different species of Rhododendron.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,121
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,294
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,286
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,209
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,204
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,685
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,647
• Whooper Swan

  Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,550

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2008-04-25
  9 km NNW of Strandby, Denmark
• M 2.6 — 2005-06-08
  3 km WNW of Skagen, Denmark
• M 2.7 — 2005-04-26
  24 km N of Hirtshals, Denmark
• M 3.1 — 2004-11-24
  59 km E of Hals, Denmark