Nørre Aaby

Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark

55°27′28″N 9°52′39″E / 55.45778°N 9.87750°E / 55.45778; 9.87750CountryDenmarkRegionSouthern DenmarkMunicipalityMiddelfartArea

• Urban

2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Urban

3,224 • Urban density1,400/km² (3,600/sq mi) • Gender ^[2]

1,578 males and 1,646 femalesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

DK-5580 Nørre Aaby

Nørre Aaby is a town in central Denmark, located in Middelfart Municipality on the island of Funen. Until Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Nørre Aaby Municipality.

The town is most known for the great number of efterskoler located around the town: Viby Efterskole, Båring Efterskole, Vesterdal Efterskole, Nørre Åby Efterskole and Eisbjerghus Efterskole.

The population of Nørre Aaby is 3,224 (1 January 2023).^[1]

Nørre Aaby is served by Nørre Aaby railway station located on the railway line across Funen.

Notable people

Jørgen Aabye (1868 in Nørre Aaby – 1959) a Danish painter of religious art, portraits and landscapes
Søren Absalon Larsen (1871 in Nørre Aaby – 1957) a Danish physicist who worked on electroacoustics gave his name to the Larsen effect

External links

Nørre Aaby municipality

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark