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Brovst

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Brovst

Total population

2,776

Elevation10 m
Coordinates57.10°, 9.52°

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City facts

Elevation
10 m
Time zone
UTC+02:00

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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.

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History & geography

History

Brovst is first mentioned in 1458 as Brosth. A train station was built in Brovst in 1897, and Brovst was a stop on the Fjerritslev-Nørresundby railroad throughout the railroad's history. When the railroad was shut down in 1969, Brovst Station was also closed.

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Geography

Latitude
57.0973
Longitude
9.5229
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
155,813
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,933
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,047
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,894
  • Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,712
  • Whooper Swan
    Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,629
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,542
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,533
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,463

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
2.7
Largest event
2005-04-26

Most recent

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

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,048

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
117
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Official Identifiers

DST — Statistics Denmark

Kommunekode
803
Wikidata
Q991017

Municipality code via Wikidata P1168

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • DST — Statistics Denmark — Municipality code via Wikidata P1168