Hjordkær

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Hjordkær

Total population

1,606

Coordinates55.03°, 9.30°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hjordkær is a town in Hjordkær Parish, Aabenraa Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 9 km west of Aabenraa and 7 km south of Rødekro and has a population of 1,612.

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

Caspar von Saldern

German geheimrat and diplomat (1711-1786)

Julius Kaftan

German lutheran theologian (1848–1926)

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Jens Peter Junggreen

German politician, journalist and entrepreneur (1827-1886)

Ernst Reuter

German mayor of West Berlin (1889–1953)

Poul Thomsen

Danish economist in IMF

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Christian Friedrich Ecklon

Danish botanist (1795–1868)

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Michael Jebsen

German ship's captain and ship owner (1835-1899)

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Elke Böhr

German art historian and archaeologist

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Gerhard Schenck

German university teacher (1904-1993)

Heinrich Meyer

German missionary (1904-1978)

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Horst Schimmelpfennig

German organist (1912-1990)

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Otto Rindt

German landscape architect (1906–1994)

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Johann Berg

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Michael Jebsen jun.

German entrepreneur (1911–2000)

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Otto Ohlsen

German military personnel (1916–2005)

Sophie von Brockdorff

German writer

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

Nearby places in Southern Denmark

• Bolderslev
  2.7 mi away
• Rødekro
  3.3 mi away · pop. 5,452
• Uge
  4.2 mi away
• Aabenraa
  4.8 mi away · pop. 16,274
• Hellevad
  5.1 mi away · pop. 531
• Stubbæk
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,191
• Hostrupskov
  6 mi away · pop. 447
• Øster Løgum
  6.5 mi away · pop. 184
• Kliplev
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,253
• Ravsted
  7.2 mi away · pop. 471
• Hovslund Stationsby
  7.4 mi away
• Løjt Kirkeby
  7.5 mi away · pop. 1,975

Browse all places in Southern 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

Black Medick

Medicago lupulina

Seen 2026-05-30

field horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Seen 2026-05-30

European holly

Ilex aquifolium

Seen 2026-05-30

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-05-27

Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Seen 2026-05-27

water horsetail

Equisetum fluviatile

Seen 2026-05-27

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-05-27

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-05-27

Glanville Fritillary

Melitaea cinxia

Seen 2026-05-27

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