Grenaa

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Grenaa

Total population

14,856

Elevation5 m

Coordinates56.41°, 10.88°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Grenaa is a Danish town and seaport on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula. Tourism, education and commerce are important sectors in the economy of Grenaa. It is the only larger town on Djursland. Grenaa is the municipal seat, and the largest town, in Norddjurs Municipality, which covers the northern half of Djursland.

History & geography

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

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jon Nørgaard

Danish singer and songwriter

August Krogh

Danish physiologist (1874–1949)

Peder Mørk Mønsted

Danish painter (1859-1941)

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Hans-Henrik Ørsted

Danish track cyclist, born 1954

Frederik Barfod

Danish author (1811-1896)

Johannes Achton Friis

Danish painter (1871-1939)

Hans Broge

Danish merchant and politician (1822-1908)

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Morten Pedersen

Danish author, astronomer, historian and theologian

M

Morten Reckweg

Danish bicycle racer, born 1988

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Peter Meinert Nielsen

Danish racing cyclist, born 1966

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Hans Bøchmann Melchior

Danish naturalist

L

Lars Jakobsen

Danish footballer (born 1961)

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Steffen Rasmussen

Danish footballer (born 1982)

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Anders Kaagh

Danish footballer

Olivia Holm-Møller

Danish painter and sculptor (1875–1970)

Christian Zacho

Danish painter (1843-1913)

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

Nearby places in Central Denmark

• Hammelev
  2.1 mi away · pop. 159
• Gjerrild
  6.2 mi away
• Balle
  7.3 mi away
• Gjerrild Nordstrand
  8.4 mi away
• Bønnerup
  9.5 mi away
• Stenvad
  9.9 mi away
• Tirstrup
  10.7 mi away
• Nimtofte
  11.9 mi away
• Fjellerup Strand
  13.1 mi away
• Mesballe
  14.8 mi away
• Dråby
  14.8 mi away
• Rostved
  15.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Official Identifiers