Brovst

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Brovst

Total population

2,776

Elevation10 m

Coordinates57.10°, 9.52°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Brovst is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 16 km east of Fjerritslev, 14 km southwest of Aabybro and 2 km east and northeast of the villages of Ny Skovsgård and Skovsgård.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

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

Hans Nielsen

Danish speedway rider

Jens Smærup Sørensen

Danish writer

Kjeld Thorst

Danish footballer

B

Bjarne Nielsen Brovst

Danish author and lecturer

C

Christian Frederik von Levetzau

Danish military personnel (1682-1756)

Jens Henry Nielsen

Danish speedway driver

M

Matthias Wad

Danish parish priest

E

Erik Ludvig Skeel

Carl Vilhelm Prytz

Danish university teacher

N

Nicolaj Ritter

Danish association football player

F

Franz Mygind

Danish botanist (1710-1789)

Amalie Vangsgaard

Danish association football player

N

N. C. Nielsen-Man

Danish politician

D

Dorothea Stephansen

D

Dina Rosenmeier

actress

O

Ole Riisgaard

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Skovsgård
  1.6 mi away · pop. 900
• Halvrimmen
  2.6 mi away · pop. 686
• Tranum
  3.3 mi away · pop. 433
• Østerby
  3.8 mi away · pop. 400
• Krogen
  3.9 mi away · pop. 500
• Arentsminde
  4.3 mi away · pop. 456
• Bonderup
  6.2 mi away · pop. 224
• Slettestrand
  7 mi away
• Birkelse
  7 mi away · pop. 710
• Gjøl
  7.5 mi away · pop. 927
• Kaas
  8.2 mi away · pop. 2,650
• Farstrup
  8.2 mi away

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

European lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis

Seen 2026-09-27

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-25

Springtime Dung Beetle

Trypocopris vernalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-13

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-09-13

Common Striped Woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum

Seen 2026-09-09

Sea Holly

Eryngium maritimum

Seen 2026-09-09

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-09

Twenty-plume Moth

Alucita hexadactyla

Seen 2026-09-08

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

Official Identifiers