Struer is the main

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of the ''kommune'' of Struer,

Region Midtjylland The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municip ...

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with a population of 9,893 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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The town of Struer owes its growth to the railroad, which arrived in 1865 with Jutland's first railroad line from

Århus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is List of cities and towns in Denmark, Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511 ().Viborg to Skive and Struer. Before its arrival Struer was a little town, that primarily functioned as a harbour for the residents of

Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by Storå, Denmark, ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 37,487 (1 January 2025).International Baccalaureate program. Struer received privileged status as a merchant town in 1917. Until the end of the 1960s Struer station served as the headquarters for the central West Jutland administration of DSB, ''Danske Statsbaner'' ("Danish State Railways"). More than 300 DSB employees still work in Struer today.

Bang & Olufsen Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is a Danish high-end consumer electronics company that designs and manufactures Sound recording and reproduction, audio products, television sets, and telephones, originally from Denmark, founded in 1925 by Peter Bang (enginee ...

, Denmark's only radio/TV manufacturer today, is the town's most important business, and they employ almost a third of the town's population. The business started in 1925 in Svend Olufsen's old family farm, ''Quistrup'', just south of the town. At the Struer Museum, there is a new large exhibition, where old and new B&O products are displayed together with many pieces of famous Danish design furniture.

Notable people

* Svend Olufsen (1897 at Quistrup, Struer - 1949) a Danish electrical engineer, co-founded

with Peter Bang * Peter Bang (1900–1957 in Struer) a Danish engineer and entrepreneur * Janne Mark (born 1973 in Struer) a Danish vocalist and composer * Alex Vanopslagh (born 1991) politician, brought up in Struer

Sport

* Harald Agger (1889 in Struer – 1954) a hammer thrower, competed at the

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Arne Høyer Arne Høyer (9 November 1928 – 2 April 2010) was a Danish canoe sprinter who won a bronze medal in the K-1 4×500 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics, together with Erik Hansen, Helmuth Sørensen and Erling Jessen Erling Jessen (born 31 ...

(1928 in Struer – 2010) a sprint canoer, team bronze medallist at the

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* Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939 in Struer – 2022) a former footballer, 417 club caps for

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

and 39 caps with

Morten Andersen Morten Andersen (born 19 August 1960), nicknamed "the Great Dane", is a Danish-American former professional football kicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta F ...

(born 1960) a Danish former American football kicker elected to the

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, raised in Struer *

Morten Dons Morten Dons (born 29 December 1988) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the European Le Mans Series. He made his debut in 2015. Having previously competed in the British GT and Ginetta GT5 Challenge Sweden amongst others. Racing ...

(born 1988 in Struer) a Danish racing driver currently competing in the European

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* Mikkel O. Pedersen (born 1997 in Struer), a Danish racing driver

Vessel

* Marilyn Anne (built in 1919) is a three-masted schooner, sold to Sweden in 1938 and later to Denmark and in 1968 to an American owner when she was renamed ''Marilyn Anne''. She was then sold to the Struer Municipality and in 1977 she became a training ship for disadvantaged Danish children

References

{{Authority control Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region Municipal seats of Denmark Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Struer Municipality