Svenstrup is a town in Aalborg Municipality with a population of 7,650 (2022),

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. It is located 10 km south of Aalborg's city centre and 3 km south of the southern outskirts of the city. Svenstrup is served by Svenstrup railway station on the Randers–Aalborg railway line. The station re-opened in 2003. The Battle of Svenstrup was fought during the

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in 1534 on the fields just outside Svenstrup.

Notable people

* Jan Ø. Jørgensen (born 1987 in Svenstrup) a Danish badminton player previously number 1 on IBF world ranking * Nicklas Helenius (born 1991 in Svenstrup) a Danish footballer, a striker for the Danish club

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References

{{Populated places of Aalborg Municipality Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Towns and settlements in Aalborg Municipality