Strandby is a coastal town in

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, located in

Region Nordjylland 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 tr ...

. Its population was 2,226 as of 1 January 2022.BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark It is located at the southern end of Ålbæk Bugt, the bay forming the eastern coast of the northern tip of the

North Jutlandic Island The North Jutlandic Island (), Vendsyssel-Thy, or Jutland north of the Limfjord (''Jylland nord for Limfjorden''), is the northernmost part of Denmark and of Jutland. It is more common to refer to the three traditional districts Vendsyssel, Hanh ...

, and about 4 km north of

Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The town ...

. Strandby has two churches, Strandby Kirke, and a Methodist church. It has been part of Frederikshavn Municipality since

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; historically, it was in

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parish, within Horns Herred

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, Hjørring County. The town is served by Strandby railway station, located on the

Skagensbanen The Skagen railway line ( da, Skagensbanen) is a long standard gauge single track railway line between Skagen and Frederikshavn in Vendsyssel, Denmark. The railway links the fishing port and seaside resort of Skagen with the Danish rail network. ...

railway line, with

in the southern end, and

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in the northern end. A significant

Viking Age The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Germ ...

hoard was discovered in a field near Strandby in September 2012, and systematically excavated in May 2013. The hoard consists of 365 items, including a silver

Mjölnir Mjölnir (from Old Norse Mjǫllnir) is the hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology, used both as a devastating weapon and as a divine instrument to provide blessings. The hammer is attested in numerous sources, including the 11th cen ...

pendant, and about 200 coins, including 60 Danish coins, dated to the period of

Harald Bluetooth Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson ( non, Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; da, Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. ...

(including the rare '' korsmønter'') and German coins, dated to the period of

Otto I Otto I (23 November 912 – 7 May 973), traditionally known as Otto the Great (german: Otto der Große, it, Ottone il Grande), was East Frankish king from 936 and Holy Roman Emperor from 962 until his death in 973. He was the oldest son of He ...

and Otto III, placing the hoard to the very end of the 10th or the very beginning of the 11th century.strandbyskatten.dk
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Denmark Viking Era Discoveries

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Rare trove of Viking coins discovered by amateurs

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, 17 May 2013. identified coins date to the 9th to 10th centuries; no coins were placed later than the 990 to 1010 period, suggesting that the hoard was buried very close to the year 1000.

Notable people

Allan Søgaard Larsen Allan Søgaard Larsen (born January 29, 1956, Strandby, Denmark) is the former CEO of Falck A/S and by extension Falck USA, a position he held until the end of 2016. He is regarded as one of the most wealthy executives in Denmark. Under Larsen ...

(born 1956 in Strandby) the former CEO of Falck A/S

References

* * Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Frederikshavn Municipality {{NJutlandDK-stub