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. Until 2007, Hadsund was the administrative seat of Hadsund Municipality. The town of Hadsund is home to a number of companies, including DAVA Foods,

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and Bodylab. The western part of the greater Hadsund area is home to the oldest still existing windmill in northern Jutland, Havnø Mølle, which was built in 1842 and operated until approximately 1927. Although the etymology and origins of the city name remain inconclusive, one interpretation holds that the city's name can be traced back to the 18th century as "Houses of the Sound", which was formerly the collective name for the first settlements along the main road. The town was granted elevated privileges as a trade hub on 1 December 1854 (which was then the city's official birthday), but never gained de facto

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-rights. The town houses multiple educational institutions, including

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, Hadsund School and Hadsund Produktionsskole in the area of vocational education. The city has a broad selection of supermarkets and specialty shops considering the city's modest population. The town also has the only covered shopping center in

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: Hadsund Butikscenter. Storegade has constituted the city's pedestrian zone since 1990. The street was part of the main highway between Hobro and Aalborg until the road was reformed in 1970. Hadsund is also the birthplace of author

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The town of Hadsund

The town of Hadsund is situated south of the city of

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, and north of the city of Randers.

History

It was founded in 1854, when it received handelspladsprivilegier (commercial space priviliges). Prior to this it mostly comprised a ferry terminal with permission to hold markets on either side of the fjord. In 1861, a commercial port was instituted in Hadsund. In 1883, a rail link was established to Randers, and in 1900 another link was made to

. The city had two railway stations, Hadsund North Station and Hadsund South Station, which both closed with the railroad in 1969. As of 1 January 2020, the town had a population of 4,971.BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas
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In 1904 a railway bridge spanning

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was constructed, creating easier access to the hinterland south of the inlet. Today, the city's bridge over the fjord keeps the city notable. In 1920,

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was built in the city.

Arms of Hadsund

Hadsund's arms were granted to the town in 1937. The coat of arms shows mainly the 1904 bridge. The four waves symbolize villages that lay in the municipality: Skelund, Visborg, Vive, and Hadsund. The crescent shape symbolizes the new municipality, and the star represents longevity. The bridge was replaced in 1976, but its classic steel arches were never changed in the town logo.

Neighbourhoods and settlements

* Søndergårde is located in the northern part of Hadsund. The district was until approx. 1970 a city for themselves, but grew with Hadsund since built an industrial zone and a residential area close to the city. * Hadsund Syd, originally Sønder Hadsund, lies immediately south of Hadsund bridge (about 250 meters). The district has 500 inhabitants and was founded approximately. 1880th in Hadsund South is Hadsund South Station, Ferry Inn Hotel South. Hadsund Syd has a current population of 477 (1 January 2014). * Hadsund Huse located in the northwest part of town, next to the Secondary Route 507th Other settlements in Hadsund: * Molhøj * Haderup * Glargårde

Geography

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The

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subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/

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Notable people

* Jørgen Lykke (1515 in Hadsund – 1583) was a Danish nobleman, diplomat and politician * Thora Pedersen (1875 in Øster Hurup near Hadsund – 1954) a teacher, school inspector and women's rights proponent *

(1898 in Hadsund – 1962) a Danish lawyer, journalist and celebrated author * Michael Westergård Jensen (1916 – executed 1944) a merchant and member of the Danish resistance, brought up in Hadsund *

Svend Axelsson Svend Axelsson (born 5 May 1937 in Hadsund) is a Danish modernist architect, who for many years was a partner in KHR Architects along with Knud Holscher. Axelsson has won numerous projects and architectural competitions in Copenhagen and the D ...

(born 1937 in Hadsund) a Danish modernist architect *

Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen Jan Beyer Schmidt-Sørensen (January 17, 1958) is a Danish economist and former Director of Business Development at Aarhus Municipality.

(born 1958) a Danish economist, grew up in Hadsund *

Jakob Axel Nielsen Jakob Axel Nielsen (born 12 April 1967 in Hadsund) is a Danish lawyer and politician representing the Conservative People's Party. He has been a member of the ''Folketing'' (Parliament of Denmark) from the 2005 to 2010 and was Minister of Traffic ...

(born 1967) a lawyer and politician, member of the

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since 2005, brought up in Hadsund *

Inger Støjberg Inger Støjberg (born 16 March 1973) is a Danish politician, businesswoman and former reporter who served as a government minister in the Danish Parliament. Støjberg served as the minister for gender equality from 2009 to 2010, as minister for ...

(born 1973) was the Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing, 2015/2019, lives in Hadsund

Sport

* Ebbe Sand (born 1972 in Hadsund) a former professional footballer, over 400 club caps and 66 for Denmark *

Peter Sand Peter Sand (born 19 July 1972) is a Danish former professional footballer who is the fitness coach for the Danish Superliga side Randers FC. Peter is the twin brother of Ebbe Sand. Opposition fans in Denmark would often chant "Du ligner Ebbe S ...

(born 1972 in Hadsund) a Danish former footballer, fitness coach for Randers FC * Thomas Christiansen (born 1973 in Hadsund) a retired football striker, over 350 club caps *

Dorte Dalum Jensen Dorte Dalum Jensen (born 3 July 1978) is a Danish former football defender. She played for Norwegian Toppserien club LSK Kvinner. She won over 40 caps for the Denmark national team. Club career In January 2008, Dalum Jensen left Swedish Dama ...

(born 1978 in Hadsund) a football defender, plays for

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, won over 40 caps for Denmark's women *

Thor Kristensen Thor Kristensen (born 4 June 1980 in Hadsund, North Denmark Region) was a member of Denmark's rowing team, the Gold Four, during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Along with Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig, and Eskild Ebbesen Eskild Bal ...

(born 1980 in Hadsund) team gold medallist in Denmark's rowing team in the

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* Peter Rosenmeier (born 1984 in Hadsund) a Danish Paralympic table tennis player *

Niklas Laustsen Niklas Laustsen (born 30 August 1992 in Hadsund) is a Danish male BMX rider, representing his nation at international competitions. He competed in the time trial event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships The 2015 UCI BMX World Championshi ...

(born 1992 in Hadsund) a Danish BMX rider

References

External links

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Mariagerfjord municipality's official website)

Hadsund Trade association

Official website
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