Hobro

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Hobro

Total population

12,032

Elevation12 m

Coordinates56.64°, 9.79°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hobro is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,440. The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat. It is the seat of Mariagerfjord municipality.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Kurt Westergaard

Danish cartoonist (1935–2021)

Matias Faldbakken

Norwegian artist and writer based in Oslo

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Bent Norup

Danish opera singer and singer (1936–2007)

Michael V. Knudsen

Danish handball player

Michael Færk Christensen

Danish racing cyclist, born 1986

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Mikael Kyneb

Danish racing cyclist, born 1972

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Mads Nissen

Danish photographer (b. 1979)

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Fie Udby Erichsen

Danish rower

Gert Frank

Danish cyclist and olympic medalist (1956–2019)

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Kristen Vadgaard

gymnast (1886-1979)

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Morten Mortensen Hassing

Danish physician

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Hans Kristian Rørdam

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Søren Fjordback Søndergaard

Danish boxer

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Frederik Nørgaard

Danish politician

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H.C. Maarup

former mayor of Mariagerfjord Municipality

Hans Friis

Danish painter (1839-1892)

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Hørby
  2.1 mi away · pop. 216
• Valsgård
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,100
• Sønder Onsild
  3.7 mi away
• Døstrup
  3.9 mi away · pop. 332
• Sønder Onsild Stationsby
  4.5 mi away · pop. 290
• Handest
  4.7 mi away
• Øster Doense
  5.3 mi away · pop. 235
• Rørbæk
  5.6 mi away
• Hvornum
  5.7 mi away · pop. 323
• Vebbestrup
  6.2 mi away · pop. 374
• Mariager
  7 mi away · pop. 2,490
• Hvilsom
  7.1 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