Støvring is a town in
Rebild municipality in
Region Nordjylland in the geographic region of the
Jutland
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peninsula known as ''
Himmerland'' in northern
Denmark
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. The town has a population of 9,584 (2025), and is one of the centres of industry and retailing in the area. It is the municipal seat of
Rebild municipality. Støvring is the 8th biggest town/city in
Region Nordjylland. Støvring is served by
Støvring railway station
Støvring railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Støvring in Himmerland south of Aalborg, Denmark.
The station is located on the Randers-Aalborg Line from Randers to Aalborg and is part of the Aalborg Commuter Rail serv ...
, located on the
Randers–Aalborg railway line. It is located 21 km from
Aalborg
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and 37 km from
Aars
Aars or Års, () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 8,708 (1 January 2025)[Støvring railway station
Støvring railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Støvring in Himmerland south of Aalborg, Denmark.
The station is located on the Randers-Aalborg Line from Randers to Aalborg and is part of the Aalborg Commuter Rail serv ...](_blank)
closed in 1974, but the station reopened in 2003 as a part of the new
Aalborg Commuter Rail service.
Municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Støvring was also a municipality covering an area of 220 km
2, and with a total population of 13,057 (2005). Støvring municipality ceased to exist as the result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Nørager and
Skørping municipalities to form the new Rebild municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 628 km
2 and a total population of 28,457 (2005).
Notable people
*
Rikke Karlsson (born 1965) a Danish politician and
MEP, lives in Støvring
*
Michael Silberbauer
Michael Silberbauer (born 7 July 1981) is a Danish association football, football manager and former professional player. He is currently assistant coach at 1. FSV Mainz 05.
Silberbauer played more than 100 games for Danish clubs Aalborg BK, Aa ...
(born 1981 in Støvring) a former professional footballer with 402 club caps, and 25 for
Denmark
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See also
*
Hydrema – a dump truck manufacturer in Støvring founded in 1959.
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMDaka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
Municipal seats of the North Jutland Region
Municipal seats of Denmark
Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region
Former municipalities of Denmark
Rebild Municipality
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