Skørping is a railway town in

Rebild Municipality Rebild municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 628 km² and a total population of 28,753 (2008). On 1 January 2007 Rebild municipality was created as the result of ''Kom ...

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in the geographic region of the

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peninsula known as ''

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 ...

'' in northern

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. The modern town has a population of 2,971 as of 1 January 2022;BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Skørping was the municipal seat of the former Skørping Municipality (

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, '' kommune''), until 1 January 2007.

Skørping Municipality

The former Skørping municipality covered an area of 238 km², and had a total population of 9,835 in 2005. On January 1, 2007, Skørping Municipality ceased to exist as a result of the 2007 ''Kommunalreformen'' ("Municipality Reform"). It was merged with

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municipalities to form the new

. This created a municipality with an area of 628 km² and a total population of 28,457 (2005 figures).

Attractions

The town is in the middle of the

Rold Forest Rold Skov (Rold Forest) is a forest in Himmerland, Denmark. At 8,000 ha, it is the second largest forest in the country, after the Silkeborg Forests.

(''Rold Skov''), Denmark's second largest forested area;

Lake Madum Madum Lake (Danish: ''Madum Sø'') is the largest lake in the Himmerland peninsula of Jutland, Denmark. The lake covers an area of , and has a depth of at its deepest point. It is both an important bird sanctuary and a popular bathing spot. Forma ...

and Large Oks Lake (''Store Økssø'') lie south of the town of Skørping. '' Rebild Bakker'' ("Rebild Hills") is a

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consisting of heather-covered hills, located in the municipality near the village of Rebild. The area was purchased in 1911 by a group of Americans of Danish descent. The effort was led by

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, a Danish-American

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. In 1912 the park was given to the Danish state as a present with three conditions: * That the area should remain in a natural state; * That it would be open to the public; * That Danish-Americans could celebrate American holidays at the park. The Rebild National Park Society Inc. is an American non-profit company, whose purpose is to arrange an annual Independence Day (4th of July) festival at the park. The first Rebild Festival took place in 1912, when King

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spoke to a crowd of 10,000. The day has been celebrated every year since then, with the exception of the periods during World War I and World War II. It is the largest Fourth of July celebration outside the United States, and features speeches by American and Danish politicians, as well as general entertainment. The park is visited by 400,000 people each year, making it one of Denmark's major tourist attractions. It has many hiking trails, and

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wander loose in the hilly terrain. There is also a full-size reproduction of

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and a totem pole in the park.

Notable people

Jørgen Friis Jørgen Friis til Krastrup was a Danish lord and Governor-general of Norway from 1601 to 1608. He was probably born in Nes Castle, Denmark and died in 1616 in Skørping. His father Ivar Friis (died 1557) was the lord at Nes, and his mother was Sop ...

(?? - died in 1616 in Skørping) a Danish lord and Governor-general of Norway *

Anders Bundgaard Anders Bundgaard (7 August 1864 – 19 September 1937) was a Danish sculptor.An ...

(1864 in Ersted near Skørping – 1937) a Danish sculptor *

Evald Thomsen Evald Thomsen (1913–1993) was a Danish fiddler and collector and promoter of Danish traditional music. Born in Siem by Skørping in Northern Jutland, Thomsen was taught fiddle from age 7, and played to local dances already as a young boy. He ...

(1913 in Siem near Skørping – 1993) a fiddler and collector and promoter of Danish traditional music * Thyra Frank (born 1952 in Skørping) a Danish nurse and politician * Jesper Møller (born 1963 in Skørping) Chairman of the Danish Football Union (DBU) since 2014 *

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 in Terndrup near Skørping) a Danish lawyer and politician, brought up in

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Bo Svensson Bo Svensson (born 4 August 1979) is a Danish professional football coach and a former defender. He is currently managing Mainz 05. He has played three games for the Denmark national football team. Playing career Svensson was born in Skørp ...

(born 1979 in Skørping) a retired Danish professional footballer, 291 club caps

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD
aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) * Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Rebild municipality's official website (Danish only)

Rebild tourism bureau Rebild National Park Society, Inc
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