Aabybro or Åbybro is a town in
North Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of
Jammerbugt Municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. Aabybro is located 17 km southwest of
Brønderslev, 16 km northwest of
Aalborg
Aalborg or Ålborg ( , , ) is Denmark's List of cities and towns in Denmark, fourth largest urban settlement (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an Urban area, urban populati ...
and 30 km northeast of
Fjerritslev.
History
Aabybro was a
railway town
A railway town, or railroad town, is a settlement that originated, or was expanded, as a result of a railway line being constructed there.
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During the construction of the First transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, temporary, ...
from 1897 until 1969. Before the construction of the station, there was a very small settlement in the area. The station brought more traffic and expanded the town. It was a stop on the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro rail line, which operated between 1913 and 1963.
Aabybro was formerly the seat of
Aabybro Municipality. The municipality was established in 1970 and lasted until 2007, when the municipality was merged with the municipalities of
Pandrup,
Brovst and
Fjerritslev to form Jammerbugt Municipality.
Notable residents
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Lone Drøscher Nielsen (born 1964), wildlife conservationist
*
Kasper Pedersen (born 1993), football player
References
Municipal seats of the North Jutland Region
Municipal seats of Denmark
Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region
Jammerbugt Municipality
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