Nørresundby

History

During the Torstenson War, the city was captured by Swedish forces following a battle in January 1644. In 1865 a pontoon bridge by the name of Christian IX's pontoon bridge was built. Fourteen years later in 1879 a railroad bridge was built, which, although it was replaced in 1938, still stands today. In 1933, the pontoon bridge was removed and a new bridge, called the Limfjords bridge (Limfjordsbroen), was built in its place. Five years later, on 29 May 1938, Aalborg Airport opened. Through 1958–1960 the Limfjords bridge was expanded and in 1969 the Limfjords tunnel (Limfjordstunnelen) east of Nørresundby was opened. As a supplement to these bridges and the railway bridge, adding a fourth connection over the Limfjord has been spoken about for several years, although no direct action has been taken.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,398
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,263
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,903
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,886
• Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

  Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,876
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  2,872
• Whooper Swan

  Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,818
• Hooded Crow

  Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,763

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2008-04-25
  9 km NNW of Strandby, Denmark
• M 2.6 — 2005-06-08
  3 km WNW of Skagen, Denmark
• M 2.7 — 2005-04-26
  24 km N of Hirtshals, Denmark
• M 3.1 — 2004-11-24
  59 km E of Hals, Denmark