Struer
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 Denmark
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| Region : | Midtjylland | ||||
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Municipality (since 2007) : |
Struer | ||||
| Coordinates : | 56 ° 29 ′ N , 8 ° 35 ′ E | ||||
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Population : (2020) |
10.303 | ||||
| Postal code : | 7600 | ||||
| Sister cities : |
 Forssa |
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 The water tower in Struer |
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Struer is a small town with 10,303 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) in Jutland in western Denmark , on the Limfjord .
Economy and Infrastructure
The city's most important industrial company and largest employer is the electronics group Bang & Olufsen . The manufacturer Struer, known for its wooden sea kayaks and racing kayaks, is also located here . In addition, Struer also lives from tourism. It has the largest marina on the Limfjord with 500 berths.
traffic
Street
Struer is on Primærrute 11, which connects Sæd with Aalborg on the German-Danish border . The closest connection to the Danish motorway system (Motorvejen) is in Holstebro .
rail
Struer is the railway junction for the following lines:
InterCity and InterCity Lyn
- 2 ( Copenhagen - Fredericia - Århus - Langå - Struer)
- 3 (Copenhagen - Fredericia - Herning - Struer - Thisted )
Regional trains (Regionaltog)
- 74 (Århus - Langå - Struer)
- 90 (Fredericia - Struer)
- 91 (Thisted - Struer)
- 92 (Struer - Skjern )
Attractions
Museums
The city museum is located in the Torngaard , the oldest building in the city. In the past this house served as a leasehold, trading house and parsonage. Today it shows, among other things, the history of the Bang & Olufsen company, whose roots are in the city, as well as of the local craft and trade.
The house of the writer Johannes Buchholtz , who lived in Struer since 1902 and was one of the most successful writers in Denmark at the time, can be visited at Søndergade 23.
Attractions in the area
Toftum Bjerge : With a coastline of 15 km, this landscape north of Struer, with the characteristic steep slopes leading to the Limfjord, is a popular recreational area.
Kilen , formerly a branch of the Limfjord, was placed under nature protection in 1952 and is now a bird sanctuary that is well worth seeing.
Town hall of Struer
Coastal section near Struer
Struer high school
railway station
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Vagn Dybdahl (1922–2001), historian and archivist
Personalities who have worked in Struer
- Johannes Buchholtz (1882–1940), writer, lived in the city until his death
- Claus Ruhe Madsen (* 1972), entrepreneur and Rostock mayor, went to school in Struer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
- ↑ Et liv med Kajak , accessed March 23, 2017
- ^ Struer Museum , accessed March 23, 2017
- ↑ Tog i Danmark - all-Danish course book for rail traffic on the Danske Statsbaner website , accessed on December 19, 2014 at http://www.dsb.dk/trafikinformation/koreplaner/koreplaner-strakningskoreplaner-pdf/