Nørre Broby, or simply Broby, is a small town in southwest-central

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, to the northeast of Haarby. It was the seat of Broby Municipality between 1970 and 2006 until the municipality was dissolved and merged with Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality. 1 January 2023 it had a population of 1,479. Nørre Broby Church (kirke), dated to around 1100, is located in the town. It also contains the Broby Library. It has a history of clover production, and farmers in the Nørre Broby area were already cultivating it in 1785.

Notable people

Maja Jager Maja Buskbjerg Jager (born 22 December 1991) is a Danish recurve archer. A two-time competitor at the Olympic Games (2012 and 2020), Jager was the women's individual champion at the 2013 World Archery Championships, an achievement for which she ...

(born 1991 in Nørre Broby) a Danish female archer, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

Populated places in Funen Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub