Vinderup is a

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in Northwestern

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

Holstebro Municipality Holstebro Municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 57,411 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is H. C. Østerby, a mem ...

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at the railway between Struer and Skive. Vinderup has a population of 3,077 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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and was the main town of the abolished

Vinderup Municipality Vinderup Municipality is a former municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The former Vinderup municipality covered an area of 224 km2, and had a total population of 8,035 (2005). I ...

Transportation

Vinderup is located at the Langå-Struer railway line and is served by

Vinderup station Vinderup is a railway town in Northwestern Jutland, Holstebro Municipality, Denmark at the railway between Struer and Skive. Vinderup has a population of 3,077 (1 January 2022)

Notable people

* The Rosenkrantz noble family has a line called the ''Rydhave'' line (Line VII) relating to ''Rydhave'' near Vinderup in Jutland *

Laust Jevsen Moltesen Laust Moltke Jensen (18 November 1865 – 25 October 1950) was a Danish educated church historian and '' Venstre'' politician. He served as Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1926 to 1929. Biography Moltesen was born in Råhede in Hviding Parish ...

(1865–1950) a Danish educated church historian; in 1909 he was elected in Vinderup to the Danish

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and was Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1926 to 1929.

References

Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Holstebro Municipality {{CentralDK-stub