Hobro

A view from the town church

Coat of arms

Hobro

Location in Denmark

Coordinates: 56°38′N 09°48′E / 56.633°N 9.800°E

Country

Denmark

Region

North Denmark (Nordjylland)

Municipality

Mariagerfjord

Population (2014)

• Total

11,736

Time zone

Central Europe Time (UTC+1)

Hobro [hoˈbʀoːʔ] is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 11,736 (1 January 2014).^[1] The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat. It is the seat of Mariagerfjord municipality.

Politics

Hobro was until 1 January 2007 also a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County covering an area of 166 km² and with a total population of 15,318 (2005). Its last mayor was Jørgen Pontoppidan, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

Hobro municipality ceased to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Arden, Hadsund, and Mariager municipalities to form the new Mariagerfjord municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 769 km² and a total population of 43,049 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").

Sport

Hobro IK are a football club based in Hobro who currently play in the Danish Superliga.

Transportation

Rail

Main article: Hobro station

Front facade of Hobro station.

Hobro is served by Hobro railway station. It is located on the Randers-Aalborg railway line and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and Frederikshavn and regional train services to Aarhus and Aalborg.

Notable people

Kenneth Bager (born 1962), musician
Ingeborg Brams (1921-1989), actress
Michael Færk Christensen (born 1986), racing cyclist
Matias Faldbakken (born 1973), Norwegian artist and writer
Michael V. Knudsen (born 1978), handball player
Tom Kristensen (born 1967), racing driver^[2]
Fie Udby Erichsen (born 1985), elite rower and silver medalist in the women's single sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics^[3]

External links

Mariagerfjord municipality's official website (Danish)
Media related to Hobro at Wikimedia Commons

References

↑ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
↑ Tom Kristensen's official website
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Coordinates: 56°38′N 9°48′E / 56.633°N 9.800°E / 56.633; 9.800

Municipal seats of Denmark

Capital Region	Albertslund Ballerup Brøndbyvester Buddinge Charlottenlund Copenhagen Dragør and Store Magleby Frederiksberg Frederikssund Frederiksværk Glostrup Helsinge Helsingør Herlev Hillerød Holte Hørsholm Hvidovre Ishøj Kokkedal Kongens Lyngby Lillerød Rønne Rødovre Stenløse Taastrup Tårnby Værløse Vallensbæk

Central Denmark Region	Aarhus Grenå Herning Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev Hedensted Holstebro Horsens Ikast Lemvig Odder Randers Ringkøbing and Skjern Rønde Silkeborg Skanderborg Skive Struer Tranebjerg Viborg

North Denmark Region	Aabybro Aalborg Aars Brønderslev Byrum Frederikshavn Hjørring Hobro and Hadsund Nykøbing Mors Støvring Thisted

Region Zealand	Greve Strand Haslev Højby Holbæk Hvalsø Kalundborg Køge Maribo Næstved Nykøbing Falster Ringsted Roskilde Slagelse Solrød Strand Sorø Store Heddinge Vordingborg

South Denmark Region	Aabenraa Assens Bogense Esbjerg Fredericia Grindsted Haderslev Kerteminde Kolding Marstal Middelfart Nyborg Nordby Odense Ringe Rudkøbing Svendborg Sønderborg Tønder Varde Vejen Vejle

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