Vorup is a southwestern suburb of
Randers, in
Randers Municipality of Denmark, located southwest of
Gudenåen and west of the district of Kristrup.
The district's football team,
Vorup FB
Vorup Frederiksberg Boldklub is a Danish amateur football club based in Haslund, a suburb of Randers, which plays in the sixth tier Jutland Series. Founded on 1 May 1930, the club plays its home games at XL Park Vorup – Ulvehøj, which has ...
, was founded here in May 1930, and played for a short period in the second half of the 1990s in the 2nd division.
The district is known for its rivalry with Kristrup. The woodland of Henriettelund borders the southwestern part of Vorup.
Notable people
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Ib Christensen
Ib Christensen (15 March 1930 – 3 January 2023) was a Danish politician. A member of the Justice Party of Denmark and the People's Movement against the EU, he served in the Folketing from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1977 to 1981. He was also a ...
(born 1930 in Vorup, died in 2023), a Danish parlamentarian
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Johnny de Lima (born 1964 in Vorup), a Danish boxer, competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
References
Randers Municipality
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