Gærum

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Gærum

Total population

700

Air quality index

35Good

Coordinates57.40°, 10.44°

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

Overview

Gærum is a village in Frederikshavn Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. On 1 January 2026 it had a population of 605. It is located in the northeastern part of the Vendsyssel district 7 km southwest of Frederikshavn.

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

Connie Nielsen

Danish actress (born 1965)

J

Jacob Severin

Dano-Norwegian merchant (1691-1753)

L

Lotte Kiærskou

Danish handball player

Niels Krabbe

Danish ornithologist

G

Gitte Aaen

Danish handball player

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus

Danish badminton player

Mads Christensen

Danish ice hockey player (born 1984)

Harald Nielsen

Danish footballer (1941-2015)

C

Christen Djurhuus

Danish pastor (1708-1775)

P

Peter Møller

Danish footballer

L

Lucas Bjerregaard

Danish golfer

A

A.O. Andersen

Danish politician

Lise Munk

Danish association football player

Søren Frederiksen

Danish footballer (born 1972)

Andrew Jenson

Danish historian (1850–1941)

L

Lennart Bak

Danish association football player

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Kilden
  2.5 mi away · pop. 500
• Haldbjerg
  2.6 mi away · pop. 800
• Ravnshøj
  3.5 mi away · pop. 450
• Sulbæk
  3.7 mi away
• Frederikshavn
  4.6 mi away · pop. 23,423
• Kvissel
  4.9 mi away · pop. 450
• Lendum
  5.2 mi away · pop. 540
• Elling
  5.4 mi away · pop. 1,195
• Hørby
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Sæby
  5.8 mi away · pop. 8,871
• Syvsten
  6.4 mi away · pop. 300
• Thorshøj
  6.5 mi away · pop. 400

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

Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema thalassinum

Seen 2026-09-21

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-09-15

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-09-14

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum

Seen 2026-09-10

Antler Moth

Cerapteryx graminis

Seen 2026-09-09

Sweetbread Mushroom

Clitopilus prunulus

Seen 2026-09-06

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-06

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Seen 2026-09-06

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-06

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