Pandrup is a town in
North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in
Jammerbugt Municipality, 6 km northwest of
Aabybro and 17 km southwest of
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 ...
.
Until 1 January 2007 Pandrup was the seat of the former
Pandrup Municipality.
History
Pandrup is first mentioned in 1470.
A train station was built in 1913 and was one of the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro railroad's largest stations. The station was built by Sylvius Knutzen. It was shut down in 1963.
In the
1970 Danish Municipal Reform
The 1970 Danish Municipal Reform was an extensive administrative reform in Denmark which on 1 April 1970 reduced the number of Danish municipalities from 1,098 to 277 and the number of counties from 25 to 14. The reform also abolished the last le ...
three parish municipalities were merged to form
Pandrup Municipality, with the municipality's seat and main town being Pandrup. The municipality lasted until 2007 where it was merged with
Aabybro Municipality,
Fjerritslev Municipality and
Brovst Municipality to form Jammerbugt Municipality.
Denstoredanske.lex.dk
"Jammerbugt Kommune" Retrieved 15 October 2020
Notable residents
* Ole Christensen
Ole Christensen (born 7 May 1955) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. He is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists.
During his time in parliame ...
(born 1955), politician and former MEP MEP may refer to:
Organisations and politics
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, a political party in Sri Lanka
* Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1956), a former political alliance in Sri Lanka
* Maison européenne de la photographie, a photography centre ...
* Pernille Holmsgaard
Pernille Holst Holmsgaard (born 6 September 1984 as Pernille Larsen) is a former Danish handball player, who last played for Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub and for the Danish women's national handball team.
At the 2010 European Women's Handball ...
(born 1984), handball player
References
Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region
Jammerbugt Municipality
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