Asaa is a small coastal and tourist town, with a population of 1,109 (1 January 2024),BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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on the east coast of

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. Asaa is located in

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, 40 km northeast of

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, 19 km north of Hals, 24 km south of

Sæby Sæby () is a town and seaport located on the east coast of the historical region of Vendsyssel on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. The town is located in Frederikshavn municipality in Region Nordjylland. It has a population of 8,9 ...

, 7 km east of

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Asaa Church is located in the middle of the town.

Asaa Harbour

The history of Asaa Harbour dates back to 1877 when the harbour was built as an island harbour. In the period 1905 to 1977, the harbour has been expanded, where the last expansion in 1976–1977 was the construction of a

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. The marina is located north of the old harbour basins. One of the iconic fishermen's red-painted houses from the 1930s has been converted into a museum of fisheries. Asaa Beach, a shallow and sandy beach, is situated just south of the harbour.

Recent Controversy

In the harbour there is a statue of a woman sitting on a rock, carved from stone. The

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of the sculptor Edvard Eriksen requested it to be torn down as they believed it to be to similar to his statue of Hans Christian Andersen's

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in Copenhagen harbour. Coverage reached

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Notable people

Ellen Gottschalch Ellen Sofie Kathrine Gottschalch (2 May 1894 – 17 February 1981), was a Danish stage and film actress. She worked in the Arhus Theatre in 1911 then the Det Ny Theater in Copenhagen from 1912 to 1928.

(1894–1981), a Danish stage and film actress was born in Asaa.

References

Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region {{NJutlandDK-stub