Østervrå

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Østervrå is a town in Vendsyssel, North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 2026, the town has a population of 1,281. The town and farm areas around the town were hit by an F3 tornado on September 9, 1924. Severe damage occurred with homes and farms partially collapsing. Additionally, a barn collapsed, and five people sustained injuries.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jørn Sørensen

Danish footballer

Andrew Jenson

Danish historian (1850–1941)

P

Poul Kjærholm

Danish designer (1929-1980)

Poul Anker Bech

Danish artist (1942-2009)

E

Eigil Nielsen

Danish footballer (1948-2019)

Lars Bjørnbak

Danish politician (1824-1878)

B

Bent Brown

Danish politician

J

Jens Rosendal

Danish poet

Kristen Jensen-Try

Danish politician

M

Markor Rodsteen

Danish military personnel (1625-1681)

O

Ole Scherfig

Danish businessperson

Sisse Fisker

Danish journalist

T

Torben Christensen

Danish association football player

Joakim Mæhle

Danish association football player

E

Ejnar Larsen

Danish actor

K

Kirsten Marie Lomborg

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Thorshøj
  2.5 mi away · pop. 400
• Lendum
  5.2 mi away · pop. 540
• Hørby
  5.4 mi away · pop. 1,500
• Tårs
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,932
• Dybvad
  6.5 mi away · pop. 700
• Flauenskjold
  6.6 mi away · pop. 750
• Jerslev
  6.7 mi away · pop. 848
• Syvsten
  7.6 mi away · pop. 300
• Lørslev
  8.3 mi away · pop. 306
• Poulstrup
  8.4 mi away · pop. 454
• Gærum
  8.4 mi away · pop. 700
• Hallund
  8.7 mi away · pop. 304

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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

wild carrot

Daucus carota

Seen 2026-07-02

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-06-26

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-06-25

bladder campion

Silene vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-25

European Searocket

Cakile maritima

Seen 2026-06-24

Cinnabar moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Seen 2026-06-19

purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Seen 2026-06-17

meadowsweet rust

Triphragmium ulmariae

Seen 2026-06-17

Common Cow-wheat

Melampyrum pratense

Seen 2026-06-17

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