Bjerringbro is a

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located at the

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between Viborg and

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is List of cities and towns in Denmark, Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 64,511 ().Gudenå The Gudenå or Gudenåen (), is Denmark's longest river and runs through the central parts of the Jutlandic peninsula. An anglicized version of the name often seen is 'The River Guden'. The Gudenåen has its spring in Tinnet Krat, Vejle Municip ...

(''River Guden''). Until 1 January 2007 it was the municipal seat of the former Bjerringbro Municipality and today, with a population of 7,433 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
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it is the second largest town of

Viborg Municipality Viborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,421.04 km2, and has a population of 97,621 (1. January 2025). Søren ...

Central Denmark Region The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform. The refo ...

in Denmark. The town is the site of the headquarters of

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, the world's largest pump manufacturer.

Sports

Bjerringbro is the home of two

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clubs, that features in the women's and men's league, respectively: Bjerringbro FH and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.

Gallery

Notable residents

Marie Hjelmer Fanny Marie Annette Hjelmer born Raaschou (1869–1937) was a Danish women's rights activist and politician. In 1918, she became one of the first five women to be elected to the Landsting. She joined the Danish Women's Society in 1922, became a b ...

(1869 Bjerring – 1937) a Danish women's rights activist and politician. *

Charles Buchwald Charles von Buchwald (22 October 1880 in Bjerringbro, Viborg – 19 November 1951 in Hørsholm) was a Danish amateur football player, who played seven games as a defender for the Denmark national football team. He won silver medals at the 1 ...

(1880 in Bjerringbro – 1951) an amateur footballer who played seven games for

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and won two team silver medals, at the

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and

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Søren Pape Poulsen Søren Pape Poulsen (31 December 1971 – 2 March 2024) was a Danish politician who served as a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party (Denmark), Danish Conservative Party and its leader from 2014 until his death. He was pre ...

(1971 in Bjerringbro – 2024) politician, former

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and Mayor of

2010 – 2014 *

Henrik Baltzersen Henrik Baltzersen (born 14 August 1984 in Bjerringbro) is a Danish amateur BMX cyclist. Having started his sporting career at the age of six and been admitted to the Danish national cycling team since 1999, Baltzersen has mounted top-eight finish ...

(born 1984 in Bjerringbro) a Danish amateur BMX cyclist, competed at the

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Nikolaj Øris Nielsen Nikolaj Øris Nielsen (born 26 March 1986) is a Danish handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and the Denmark men's national handball team, Danish national team. He has played his entire career for BSV except a single loan year, where he played fo ...

(born 1986 in Bjerringbro) a handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, with 57 caps with for

* Mads Øris Nielsen (born 1981 in Bjerringbro) a handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, with 27 caps with for

* Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (born 1991 in Bjerringbro) a handball player, 180 caps with

References

Towns and settlements in Viborg Municipality Company towns {{CentralDK-stub