Aabybro or Åbybro is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of

Jammerbugt Municipality Jammerbugt Municipality is a municipality (Danish: '' kommune'') in the North Jutland Region on the North Jutlandic Island. It is located along the coast of Skagerrak to the north and the Limfjord to the south. It borders the municipalities of This ...

, and is the biggest town in the municipality. Aabybro is located 17 km southwest of

Brønderslev Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...

, 16 km northwest of

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

and 30 km northeast of

Fjerritslev Fjerritslev is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 13 km north of Løgstør, 37 km northeast of Thisted and 30 km southwest of Aabybro. Until 1 January 2007 Fjerritslev was the seat of the former Fjerritsle ...

History

Aabybro was a

railway town A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site. North America During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporar ...

from 1897 until 1969. Before the construction of the station, there was a very small settlement in the area. The station brought more traffic and expanded the town. It was a stop on the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro rail, which operated between 1913 and 1963. Aabybro was formerly the seat of

Aabybro Municipality Until January 1, 2007 Aabybro Municipality was a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in the former North Jutland County, on the south coast of the North Jutlandic Island, bordering the Limfjord. The municipality covered an area of 170.88 km2, ...

. The municipality was established in 1970 and lasted until 2007, where the municipality was merged with the municipalities of

Pandrup Pandrup is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 6 km northwest of Aabybro and 17 km southwest of Brønderslev. Until 1 January 2007 Pandrup was the seat of the former Pandrup Municipality. Histo ...

Brovst Brovst is a town in North Jutlandic Island, North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 16 km east of Fjerritslev, 14 km southwest of Aabybro and 2 km east and northeast of the villages of Ny Skovsgård and Skov ...

and

to form Jammerbugt Municipality.Denstoredanske.lex.dk
"Jammerbugt Kommune" Retrieved 15 October 2020

Notable residents

Lone Drøscher Nielsen Lone Drøscher Nielsen (born 1964) is a Danish wildlife conservationist who established the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project in Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia in 1998. Early life and work She was born and grew up in Aabybro, Denmark. ...

(born 1964), wildlife conservationist *

Kasper Pedersen Kasper Pedersen (born 13 January 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stabæk Fotball. Club career Pedersen started his youth career at Aabybro IF, before moving to Jetsmark IF – a club affiliated with A ...

(born 1993), football player

References

Municipal seats of the North Jutland Region Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Jammerbugt Municipality {{NJutlandDK-stub