Nørre Broby
Nørre Broby | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Nørre Broby Location in the Region of Southern Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 55°15′12″N 10°13′16″E / 55.25333°N 10.22111°ECoordinates: 55°15′12″N 10°13′16″E / 55.25333°N 10.22111°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Urban | 1,490 |
| • Urban density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Nørre Broby, or simply Broby, is a small town in southwest-central Funen, Denmark, to the northeast of Haarby. It was the seat of Broby Municipality between 1970 and 2006 until the municipality was dissolved and merged with Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality. 1 January 2021 it had a population of 1,490.[1] (kirke),[2] dated to around 1100, is located in the town. It also contains the Broby Library. It has a history of clover production, and farmers in the Nørre Broby area were already cultivating it in 1785.[3]
Notable people[]
- Maja Jager (born 1991 in Nørre Broby) a Danish female archer, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References[]
- ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "Nørre Broby Sogn". Sogn.dk. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Kj'rgaard, Thorkild (2 November 2006). The Danish Revolution, 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation. Cambridge University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-521-03043-4.
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