Støvring
History
In 1682 the village consisted of 12 farms and 8 houses without land. The total cultivated area amounted to 437.1 barrels of land due to 58.40 barrels of grains. The cultivation form was grassland with foxes.
In 1875 the city was described as follows: "Støvring with School, Watermill, Inn, 2 smaller shopping establishments and railway station.
The original Støvring railway station closed in 1974, but the station reopened in 2003 as a part of the new Aalborg Commuter Rail service.
Municipality
Until 1 January 2007 Støvring was also a municipality covering an area of 220 km, and with a total population of 13,057 (2005). Støvring municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Nørager and Skørping municipalities to form the new Rebild municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 628 km and a total population of 28,457 (2005).
Notable people
- Rikke Karlsson (born 1965) a Danish politician and MEP, lives in Støvring
- Michael Silberbauer (born 1981 in Støvring) a former professional footballer with 402 club caps, and 25 for Denmark
See also
- Hydrema – a dump truck manufacturer in Støvring founded in 1959.
References
- ^ BY3: Population 1. January by 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
- ^ "Støvring Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Ankomster på Støvring Station". DSB (railway company). Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map