Hjørring

Hjørring
Town

Hjørring

Seal
Hjørring

Location in Denmark

Coordinates: 57°27′49″N 09°58′53″E / 57.46361°N 9.98139°E / 57.46361; 9.98139Coordinates: 57°27′49″N 09°58′53″E / 57.46361°N 9.98139°E / 57.46361; 9.98139
Country Denmark
Region North Denmark (Nordjylland)
Municipality Hjørring
Area
 • Town 929.58 km2 (358.91 sq mi)
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Town 25,071
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Metro 65,405
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9800
Area code(s) (+45) 72
Website http://www.hjoerring.dk/

Hjørring is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality, Region Nordjylland, Denmark. The population is 25,071 (1 January 2014).[1] It is one of Denmark's oldest towns, and it celebrated its 750-year anniversary as a market town in 1993.

Overview

Archaeological discoveries show that the area was already populated 10,000 years ago.

A major fire burned down much of the town in 1819.

There are good educational opportunities in the town including a gymnasium (the Danish equivalent of a high school or pre-college), a business and technical college and a nursing school.

Hjørring also has a large hospital.

Attractions

Dana Cup, one of the world's largest football tournaments, takes place in Hjørring at the end of July, with 17,000 footballers from all around the world. The tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006.

The town is also the home for the Hjørring Revue (Hjørring revyen), a summer revue that has been a part of Hjørring's entertainment life since the 1920s and one more revue, the Lundergaard Revue (Lundergaard Revyen). The latter revue celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008. The revue has about 5000 guests a summer over.

Hjørring has been growing in recent years, with new shops and franchises opening. The most recent addition to Hjørring is the new city shopping centre, Metropol, which has led to a change in the city centre as one of Hjørring's main streets, Østergade, has been closed to vehicular traffic and is now open only for pedestrians and bicycles. Metropol, inaugurated in March 2008, is located on Østergade.

Hjørring holds the headquarters of the regional museum of Vendsyssel Historical Museum. It is located in the city center. Apart from the exhibitions and museum itself, there is a small, publicly accessible park and garden area, that facilitates picnics.

Education

One of the two branches of Profession School University College North Jutland (Danish: Professionshøjskolen University College Nordjylland) can be found in Hjørring.

See also EUC Nord.

Transportation

Rail

Hjørring railway station.

Hjørring railway station is the principal railway station of the town. It is located on the Vendsyssel Line between Aalborg and Frederikshavn and is the terminus of the Hirtshals railway line. It offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen, regional train services to Frederikshavn and Aalborg and local train services to Hirtshals. The town is also served by the railway halts Kvægtorvet, Teglgårdsvej, Herregårdsparken and Vellingshøj.

Sister cities

Hjørring is twinned with:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Byopgørelsen 1. januar 2012" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Twinning projects

External links

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