Hørning is a town in central

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with a population of 8,542 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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located in

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on the peninsula of

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. Today Hørning is a southwestern suburb of

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located between Aarhus and

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. Hørning should not be mistaken for

Herning Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)

which is the bigger, more metropolitan city in Jutland where the regional train passing through Hørning is also destined to.

Etymology

Hørning got its name from a bend in the main road that runs through the town. In Danish, a bend can be loosely translated to "Hjørne" (Corner), and "ing" (People) is a typical ending for city names in Denmark, dating the name to the Middle Ages. Over the years the "j" disappeared, and thus the name became Hørning. The bend in the main road is close by "Hørning Kro", the town inn. On the other side of the bend, you'll find the old rider school, which was a commoners' school built by King Frederick IV.

Notable people

* Johannes Hjelmslev (1873 in Hørning – 1950) a mathematician who worked in geometry and the history of geometry * Jesper Rask (born 1988 in Hørning) a Danish football goalkeeper, 294 caps with

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

* Stig Tøfting (born 1969) a Danish football player, turning out for

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and

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* Nicklas Nielsen (born 1997 in Hørning) a Danish Ferrari GT factory racing driver * Alexander Lind (born 26 june 2002) a Danish football player

External links

Official municipality website

References

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