Hjørring

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Hjørring
Town
Hjørring
Seal Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 57°27′49″N 09°58′53″E / 57.46361°N 9.98139°E / 57.46361; 9.98139Coordinates: 57°27′49″N 09°58′53″E / 57.46361°N 9.98139°E / 57.46361; 9.98139
Country	Denmark
Region	North Denmark (Nordjylland)
Municipality	Hjørring
Area
• Urban	17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Urban	25,741
• Urban density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
• Municipality	64,483
• Gender [2]	12,506 males and 13,235 females
Demonym(s)	Hjørringgenser
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9800
Area code(s)	(+45) 72
Website	http://www.hjoerring.dk/

Hjørring (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjɶɐ̯e̝ŋ]) is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality, Region Nordjylland, Denmark. The population is 25,741 (1 January 2021).^[1] It is one of Denmark's oldest towns, and it celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town in 1993.

History[]

Archaeological discoveries show that the area was already populated 10,000 years ago.

A major fire burned down much of the town in 1819.

Geography[]

Cityscape[]

Hjørring has been changing in recent years, with new shops and franchises opening mainly outside the city center. The most recent addition to Hjørring is the new city shopping centre, Metropol, which has led to a change in the city centre as one of Hjørring's main streets, Østergade, has been closed to vehicular traffic and is now open only for pedestrians and bicycles. Metropol which was inaugurated in March 2008, is located on Østergade and also houses the city's public library.

Arts and culture[]

Museums[]

Hjørring holds the headquarters of the regional museum of Vendsyssel Historical Museum. It is located in the city center in Museumsgade. Apart from the exhibitions and museum itself, there is a small, publicly accessible park and garden area, that facilitates picnics.

Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum is the main art museum in the province, located in a former textile factory in the city center. It has a considerable collection of artists influenced by the landscapes and surroundings of Northern Denmark, but also presents changing exhibitions of mostly contemporary art.

Performing arts[]

The town is home for the Hjørring Revue (Hjørring revyen), a summer revue that has been a part of Hjørring's entertainment life since the 1920s and one more revue, the Lundergaard Revue (Lundergaard Revyen). The latter revue celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008. The revue has about 5000 guests a summer over.

Festivals and events[]

Dana Cup, one of the world's largest football tournaments, takes place in Hjørring at the end of July, with 17,000 footballers from all around the world. The tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006.

Education[]

There are good educational opportunities in the town including a gymnasium (the Danish equivalent of a high school or pre-college), a business and technical college and a nursing school. One of the two branches of Profession School University College North Jutland (Danish: Professionshøjskolen University College Nordjylland) can be found in Hjørring.

See also EUC Nord.

Transportation[]

Rail[]

Hjørring railway station is the principal railway station of the town. It is located on the Vendsyssel Line between Aalborg and Frederikshavn and is the terminus of the Hirtshals railway line. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, regional train services to Frederikshavn and Aalborg and local train services to Hirtshals. The town is also served by the railway halts Hjørring East, Kvægtorvet, Teglgårdsvej, Herregårdsparken, and Vellingshøj.

Healthcare[]

Hjørring also has a large hospital.

Notable people[]

• Hans Gram (1685 in Bjergby – 1748) a Danish academic and historian
• Lauritz Smith (1830–1924) an early Latter-day Saint leader and co-founder of Draper, Utah, USA
• Niels Peter Bornholdt (1842–1924) a Danish shipping agent and landowner
• Aksel Mikkelsen (1849–1929) an educator, introduced Swedish system of sloyd schools into Denmark ^[3]
• Charlotte Eilersgaard (1858–1922) a Danish writer and editor who wrote short stories, plays and novels, involved in the women's movement, especially women's voting rights
• Benedicte Wrensted (1859–1949) a notable Danish-American photographer, emigrated to the US in 1894, photographed the Shoshone native people in Idaho
• Johan Kjær Hansen (1907–1944) a member of the Danish resistance executed by the German occupying power
• Axel Borup-Jørgensen (1924–2012) a Danish composer
• Knud Sørensen (born 1928) a Danish writer, poet and novelist
• Hanne Kjærholm (1930–2009) a Danish architect, taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
• Poul Anker Bech (1942–2009) a Danish painter incorporating surrealistic elements
• Hanne-Vibeke Holst (born 1959) an author and journalist ^[4]
• Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (born 1965) a Danish film, television and stage actor ^[5]
• Morten Middelfart (born 1970) a Danish entrepreneur, inventor and technologist; designed TARGIT Business Intelligence software
• Kasper Bai (born 1974) a Danish songwriter, composer, arranger and guitarist

Sport[]

• Ellen Osiier (1890–1962) an Olympic fencing foil champion, gold medallist at the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Robert Larsen (1898–1981) a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Victor Jörgensen (1924–2001) a boxer, bronze medallist at the 1952 Summer Olympics
• Mogens Krogh (born 1963) a Danish retired professional football goalkeeper, 654 pro appearances
• Jannik Pohl (born 1996) a Danish football player for FC Groningen

Sister cities[]

Hjørring is twinned with:^[6]

Changchun, China Kerava, Finland

Kristiansand, Norway Reykjanesbær, Iceland

Runavík, Faroe Islands Trollhättan, Sweden

See also[]

• Saint Olaf's Church, Hjørring
• Hjørring Baptist Church

References[]

Vores-Avis - Avisen fra Hjørring, Nordjylland

External links[]

• Media related to Hjørring at Wikimedia Commons
• "Hjörring" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.