Jerup

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Jerup

Total population

700

Coordinates57.53°, 10.42°

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

Overview

Jerup is a village, with a population of 514. in Frederikshavn Municipality, Vendsyssel, in northern Jutland in Denmark.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Hulda Lütken

Danish poet and novelist

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Povline Lütken

Danish author (1893-1977)

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Ingeborg Buhl

Danish fencer

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Michael Nielsen Schmidth

Danish author of religious songs (1801-1840)

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Carl Ottosen

Danish physician

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Holger Mosbech

Danish theologian

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Kristian Studsgaard

Danish actor

Inger Andersen

Danish economist and environmentalist

M

Morten Jepsen

Danish painter of portraits and architectural subjects

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Bente Thomsen

Danish handball player

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Julius Nielsen

Danish rector (1874-1940)

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Karen Marcusdatter Rosenkrantz

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Lars Pedersen

Danish farmer and politician (1816-1875)

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Simona Zetterberg-Nielsen

Danish associate professor and literary scholar

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Napstjert
  2.2 mi away · pop. 350
• Øster Knasborg
  2.9 mi away · pop. 400
• Strandby
  4 mi away · pop. 2,400
• Ålbæk
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,481
• Kvissel
  4.3 mi away · pop. 450
• Elling
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,195
• Tolne
  5.1 mi away · pop. 210
• Mosbjerg
  5.7 mi away · pop. 271
• Ravnshøj
  5.7 mi away · pop. 450
• Frederikshavn
  7.6 mi away · pop. 23,423
• Kilden
  7.7 mi away · pop. 500
• Bindslev
  8.3 mi away · pop. 1,200

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

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-09-15

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-09-14

marsh grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia palustris

Seen 2026-09-12

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum

Seen 2026-09-10

tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Seen 2026-09-09

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax

Seen 2026-09-09

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-09

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Seen 2026-09-09

Sweetbread Mushroom

Clitopilus prunulus

Seen 2026-09-06

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Jerup, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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