Hobro

Hobro
Hobro
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	North Jylland
Region :	North Jylland
Municipality (since 2007) :	Mariagerfjord
Coordinates :	56 ° 38 '  N , 9 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 38 '  N , 9 ° 48'  E
Population : (2020)	12,130
Area :	792.2 km²
Population density :	15 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9500
The church in Hobro

Hobro [ hoˈbʀoːʔ ] is a Danish trading town on the Mariagerfjord , which flows into the Baltic Sea. The city with 12,130 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) is located in the Nordjylland region . Since the Danish municipal reform in 2007, the city has been part of the Mariagerfjord Municipality with Mariager as its center. The city got the name Hobro from a bridge, in Danish “bro”, which crossed the Onsild Å river .

history

Around 960–980, the Viking settlement of Fyrkat, surrounded by a ring wall, was built near Hobro . The exact founding date of the city itself is unknown. The name Hobro was first mentioned in 1449 ("Hobro fjord"). The port and trading town flourished early in the Renaissance. In the 19th century, with industrialization, population growth began. Mainly food factories emerged.

economy

The former agricultural trader Hobro still has a certain importance today as a fishing port and marina. Companies in the food industry and the tourism industry are important employers.

One of the most modern hydrogen plants in Europe is currently being built in Hobro and is due to be completed by 2017: In so-called power-to-gas plants, water is split into oxygen and hydrogen using wind power in the "Proton Exchange Membrane" process. The hydrogen can be stored and used in industry or to refuel fuel cell cars. The system can be started up within seconds. Six different companies are involved in the Danish “HyBalance” project that want to develop business models based on power-to-gas.

traffic

Location Hobros on the Mariagerfjord

The place has good transport connections: the E 45 motorway passes the city and leads north to Aalborg and Frederikshavn and south to Randers , Aarhus , Skanderborg and Vejle .

Regional and express trains run from the station to Aalborg and Aarhus.

Attractions

• The Church of Hobro

• The church of Oue
• Ringwall (Viking Castle ) Fyrkat
• Leisure Sailing Museum
• Passage graves from Snæbum

sons and daughters of the town

• Laurids Engelstoft (1774-1851), historian
• Bent Norup (1936–2007), opera singer (hero baritone)
• Gert Frank (1956–2019), track cyclist
• Tom Kristensen (* 1967), automobile racing driver
• Peter Rasmussen (* 1967), football player
• Matias Faldbakken (* 1973), Norwegian writer and visual artist
• Michael V. Knudsen (* 1978), handball player
• Mads Nissen (* 1979), photographer
• Fie Udby Erichsen , b. Graugaard (* 1985), rower
• Michael Færk Christensen (* 1986), racing cyclist

Sports

The sports club Hobro IK rose to the top Danish football league, the Superligaen , for the first time with its football department in the 2014/15 season , but currently plays in the 1st division . The club carries its games in the DS Arena , which belongs to the Hobro Idrætscenter ( German Hobro Sports Center ).  

Web links

Commons : Hobro  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Mariagerfjord municipality (Danish)
• Hobro Tourist Office
• The digital byport: Danmarks købstæder: Hobro. In: danmarkshistorien.dk. February 1, 2012, accessed May 30, 2019 (Danish). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
2. ↑ Klaus ceiling: The largest wind gas plant in Europe is being built in Denmark. energyload.eu , May 21, 2016