Øster Hornum

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Øster Hornum

Total population

975

Coordinates56.94°, 9.75°

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

Overview

Øster Hornum is a small town, with a population of 1,070, in Rebild Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located 18 km southwest of Aalborg.

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

Michael Silberbauer

Danish footballer

P

Per Gade

Danish footballer

E

Esben Storm

Australian actor, television producer, and director (1950–2011)

M

Martin Jensen

Danish triathlete

E

Enevold Kruse

Danish noble (1554-1621)

Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Danish economist

J

Jens Peter Dahl-Jensen

Danish porcelain sculptor (1874–1960)

Nicklas Helenius

Danish footballer

C

Charles Jensen

Danish gymnast (1885–1920)

T

Thorkild Grosbøll

Danish Christian priest (1948-2020)

Sofie Rostrup

Danish entomologist

O

Ole Henriksen

American businessman

Christopher Boeck

Danish novelist

I

Ib Frederiksen

Danish politician

Christian Juul-Rysensteen

Danish politician

Ellen Christensen

Danish nurse

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Godthåb
  3.1 mi away
• Sørup
  3.4 mi away · pop. 384
• Ellidshøj
  4.5 mi away
• Støvring
  4.7 mi away · pop. 6,988
• Sønderholm
  4.8 mi away · pop. 869
• Svenstrup
  4.8 mi away · pop. 7,056
• Nibe
  5.2 mi away · pop. 5,097
• Bislev
  5.4 mi away · pop. 217
• Ferslev
  5.6 mi away · pop. 719
• Suldrup
  6.3 mi away · pop. 1,250
• Dall Villaby
  6.4 mi away · pop. 4,550
• Nørholm
  7.1 mi away · pop. 251

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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.

Recently spotted species

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-09-27

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-09-26

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-09-26

Garden Carpet

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Seen 2026-09-25

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-09-25

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-24

orange hawkweed

Pilosella aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-24

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-24

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