Dronninglund is a town with a population of 3,688 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Brønderslev Municipality Brønderslev Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 630 km2 and has a total population of 36,706 (2025). The municipal council is located in the town of Brøndersle ...

Region Nordjylland The North Jutland Region (), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish municipal reform, which abolished the traditional counties () an ...

near the

North Jutlandic Island The North Jutlandic Island (), Vendsyssel-Thy, or Jutland north of the Limfjord (''Jylland nord for Limfjorden'') is the northernmost part of continental Denmark and of Jutland. It is more common to refer to the three traditional districts of V ...

's eastern coast in northern

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. 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 North Jutland County () is a former county (Danish: '' amt'') in northern Denmark. It was located on the eastern half of Vendsyssel-Thy and the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula. It was the largest county in Denmark, but with a relati ...

, 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 A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

. 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 12,946 (1 January 2025). 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

. 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 castle's history goes back to the 12th century, when it was the Ben ...

, founded in the 12th century. Dronninglund Church was erected at some point between 1160 and 1200 in relation to the former Hundslund Priory 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 The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality (Danish: Museerne i Brønderslev Kommune) is the umbrella organization for three State-recognized museums in the Brønderslev Municipality, Municipality of Brønderslev in Denmark. The three museums are: ...

, 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 Stine Østergaard Jørgensen (born 3 September 1990) is a Danish handball player for København Håndbold. She was the team captain of the national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. In May 2020, she ...

(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