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Hornum is a town in western
Ulstrup got a station on the Himmerlands runways, opened in 1893. But when there was an Ulstrup station on Langå- Struer, the station was named Hornum. The station had two crossings and a loading track with a blind track at each end.
In 1901, the city was described as follows: "Ulstrup, by the road, with Church, Præstegd., School, cooperative dairy, Inn, Market Square (Market in Jan., March, July, Sept. and Dec.) And, in the vicinity, Hornum Stationsby with Railway Station, Telegraphs and Postpedition ".
Passenger traffic on the Hobro- Løgstør line ended in 1966, but Hornum still had an expedition of goods as the freight traffic on the Viborg- Løgstør line continued to 1999. The track was taken up in 2006, allowing you to mount the cycling and hiking on the former railroute.
The station building, which was expanded several times and after the latest expansion in 1934 was about twice the size of the railway station's other stations, is well-preserved and still has its signage. It is located on Jernbanegade 3 and accommodates the Himmerlands Railway Museum, local history archives and a model railway.
Hornum Sports Association was founded in 1903 as a football club, but now also offers badminton in the Hornum Hall, where Søttrup Gymnastics Association offers gymnastics and Blære/Hornum Handball Club offers
Himmerland
Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, A ...
with a population of 943 (1. January 2022), located 21 km southeast of Løgstør and 9 km northwest of Aars. The city belongs to the municipality of Vesthimmerland Municipality and is located in the North Denmark Region
The North Jutland Region ( da, Region Nordjylland), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform, which abolished the tra ...
.
Hornum is located in Ulstrup parish. Ulstrup Church, also known as Hornum-Ulstrup Church, is located a little south of the city by the old village of Ulstrup Ulstrup is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Arnt Severin Ulstrup (1862–1922), Norwegian physician and politician
*Åshild Ulstrup Åshild Ulstrup (born 29 April 1934) is a Norwegian journalist and radio personality. ...
. In the northern part of the city lies Søttrup Frimenighedskirke.
History
Ulstrup got a station on the Himmerlands runways, opened in 1893. But when there was an Ulstrup station on Langå- Struer, the station was named Hornum. The station had two crossings and a loading track with a blind track at each end.
In 1901, the city was described as follows: "Ulstrup, by the road, with Church, Præstegd., School, cooperative dairy, Inn, Market Square (Market in Jan., March, July, Sept. and Dec.) And, in the vicinity, Hornum Stationsby with Railway Station, Telegraphs and Postpedition ".
Passenger traffic on the Hobro- Løgstør line ended in 1966, but Hornum still had an expedition of goods as the freight traffic on the Viborg- Løgstør line continued to 1999. The track was taken up in 2006, allowing you to mount the cycling and hiking on the former railroute.
The station building, which was expanded several times and after the latest expansion in 1934 was about twice the size of the railway station's other stations, is well-preserved and still has its signage. It is located on Jernbanegade 3 and accommodates the Himmerlands Railway Museum, local history archives and a model railway.
Facilities
Hornum School has 227 students, divided between 0.-9. grade. The town has two kindergartens: Elmevej, founded in 1974 and rated for 35 children, and Kirkevej, established in 1994 and rated for 44 children.
Hornum Sports Association was founded in 1903 as a football club, but now also offers badminton in the Hornum Hall, where Søttrup Gymnastics Association offers gymnastics and Blære/Hornum Handball Club offers handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
. The city has a citizen's association and a local history association.
Hornum School has 227 students, divided between 0.-9. grade. The town has two kindergartens: Elmevej, founded in 1974 and rated for 35 children, and Kirkevej, established in 1994 and rated for 44 children.
Hornum Sports Association was founded in 1903 as a football club, but now also offers badminton in the Hornum Hall, where Søttrup Gymnastics Association offers gymnastics and Blære / Hornum Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
Club offers handball. The city has a citizen's association and a local history association.
In Hornum there is a Dagli'Brugs, clothes shop, hairdresser, savings bank, gas station and inn and the hostel, used by both young and old.
References
{{Reflist Cities and towns in Denmark Towns and settlements in Vesthimmerland Municipality