Dronninglund is a town with a population of 3,487 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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in Brønderslev Municipality, Region Nordjylland on the peninsula of Jutland's eastern coast in northern Denmark. Dronninglund was the municipal seat of the former Dronninglund Municipality, until 1 January 2007.

Dronninglund Municipality

The former Dronninglund Municipality was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in North Jutland County, until 1 January 2007. The municipality covered an area of 316 km², and had a total population of 15,213 (2005). Its last mayor was Mikael Klitgaard, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. Dronninglund Municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Brønderslev Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...

municipality to form the new Brønderslev Municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 630 km² and a total population of 35,320 (2005).

Facilities and Attractions

Perhaps the best known attraction in Dronninglund is

Dronninglund Castle Dronninglund Castle (Danish: Dronninglund Slot) is a former royal residence located in the town of Dronninglund in the northern part of the Jutland Peninsula, Denmark. History The castles history goes back to the 12th century, when it was the Bene ...

, founded in the 12th century. Dronninglund Church was erected at some point between 1160 and 1200 in relation to the former

Hundslund Priory Hundslund Priory was a prominent Benedictine religious house in medieval Denmark. It was later transformed into the royal residence Dronninglund Castle. It is located at Dronninglund, north of Aalborg, Denmark. The priory was established about 11 ...

at Dronninglund Castle. Dronninglund is home to the museums of ''Try Museum'' and ''Dorf Møllegård'' (Dorf Mill-farm). They are both part of The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality, which comprise a total of three state-recognized museums. The third museum is the regional-museum ''Vildmosemuseet'' in

. The Dronninglund Hotel was established in 1981. It was refurbished in 1999 and has 72 rooms.

Notable people

* Stine Jørgensen (born 1990 in Dronninglund) a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team

References

Sources

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Vildmosemuseet
The museums homepage
Brønderslev-Dronninglund municipality's official website
Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Former municipalities of Denmark Brønderslev Municipality {{NJutlandDK-stub