Sæby

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Sæby

Total population

8,871

Coordinates57.33°, 10.52°

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

Overview

Sæby is a town and seaport located on the east coast of the historical region of Vendsyssel on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. The town is located in Frederikshavn municipality in Region Nordjylland. It has a population of 9,012. Sæby was granted market rights in 1524.

History & geography

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

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

J

Jacob Severin

Dano-Norwegian merchant (1691-1753)

C

Christen Djurhuus

Danish pastor (1708-1775)

L

Lennart Bak

Danish association football player

H

Henry Holst

Danish musician (1899–1991)

B

Bent Haller

Danish painter and author

L

Lene Siel

Danish singer

M

Merete Pedersen

Danish association football player

M

Mike Kildevæld

Danish snowboarder

A

Aage Moltke

Danish military officer

H

Hugo Hørlych Karlsen

Danish author born 1948

M

Markor Rodsteen

Danish military personnel (1625-1681)

R

Rud Thygesen

Danish designer

Sophus Frederik Kühnel

Danish architect (1851-1930)

C

Christian Blichfeldt

Norwegian military officer

Birgit S Hansen

Mayor of Frederikshavn Municipality

A

Albert Kongsbak

Danish artist (1877-1958)

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Sulbæk
  2.4 mi away
• Syvsten
  3.6 mi away · pop. 300
• Haldbjerg
  4.4 mi away · pop. 800
• Hørby
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Gærum
  5.8 mi away · pop. 700
• Lyngså
  6 mi away · pop. 249
• Kilden
  6.8 mi away · pop. 500
• Dybvad
  7.1 mi away · pop. 700
• Frederikshavn
  7.6 mi away · pop. 23,423
• Thorshøj
  7.9 mi away · pop. 400
• Præstbro
  8.3 mi away · pop. 500
• Voerså
  8.5 mi away · pop. 300

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

Ribbed Pine Borer

Rhagium inquisitor

Seen 2026-09-26

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-25

Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema thalassinum

Seen 2026-09-21

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-09-10

European beewolf

Philanthus triangulum

Seen 2026-09-10

Antler Moth

Cerapteryx graminis

Seen 2026-09-09

Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Seen 2026-09-01

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Seen 2026-08-29

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

Official Identifiers