Hornum is a town in western

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, ...

with a population of 926 (1. January 2025), located 21 km southeast of

Løgstør Løgstør is a town in Denmark with a population of 3,969 (1 January 2025) It is located 47 km west of Aalborg and 64 km north of Viborg. Løgstør's city centre consists of old streets with small houses built in the 19th century for fishermen an ...

and 9 km northwest of

Aars Aars or Års, () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 8,708 (1 January 2025)Vesthimmerland Municipality Vesthimmerland Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the North Jutland Region of Denmark. It covers an area of 768,08 km² (2013) and has a total population of 35,818 (2025). The Municipality borders Jammerbugt Municipality to the south and to ...

and is located in the

North Denmark Region The North Jutland Region (), 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 traditional counties () an ...

. Hornum is located in Ulstrup parish. Ulstrup Church, also known as Hornum-Ulstrup Church, is located a little south of the town by the old village of

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. In the northern part of the town lies Søttrup Frimenighedskirke.

History

Ulstrup got a station on the Himmerlands runways, opened in 1893. But when there was an Ulstrup station on

Langå Langå, is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 2.925 (2025),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 town 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 Hobro () is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,360 (1 January 2025). The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the f ...

line ended in 1966, but Hornum still had an expedition of goods as the freight traffic on the Viborg-

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 269 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. HornumHallen

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, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

. 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, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

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