Strandby

Strandby is a coastal town in Denmark, located in Region Nordjylland. Its population was 2,307 as of 1 January 2024.^[1] It is located at the southern end of Ålbæk Bugt, the bay forming the eastern coast of the northern tip of the North Jutlandic Island, and about 4 km north of Frederikshavn. Strandby has two churches, Strandby Kirke, and a Methodist church.

Strandby
Town
Strandby Church
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Coordinates: 57°29′33″N 10°29′52″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Nordjylland
Municipality	Frederikshavn
Area
• Urban	1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Urban	2,307
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
• Gender [2]	1,096 males and 1,163 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-9970 Strandby

It has been part of Frederikshavn Municipality since 1970; historically, it was in Elling parish, within Horns Herred hundred, Hjørring County.

The town is served by Strandby railway station, located on the Skagensbanen railway line between Frederikshavn in the southern end, and Skagen in the northern end.^[3]

A significant Viking Age hoard was discovered in a field near Strandby in September 2012, and systematically excavated in May 2013. The hoard consists of 365 items, including a silver Mjölnir pendant, and about 200 coins, including 60 Danish coins, dated to the period of Harald Bluetooth (including the rare korsmønter) and German coins, dated to the period of Otto I and Otto III, placing the hoard to the very end of the 10th or the very beginning of the 11th century.^[4]

Notable people

• Allan Søgaard Larsen (born 1956 in Strandby) the former CEO of Falck A/S

References

1. BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
3. "Standsningssteder på Skagensbanen" (in Danish). Nordjyske Jernbaner. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
4. strandbyskatten.dk; Michael Stokbro Larsen, Danish Teenager, Finds 365 Items From Viking Era Huffington Post, 16 May 2013; Denmark Viking Era Discoveries, Associated Press; Rare trove of Viking coins discovered by amateurs, The Copenhagen Post, 17 May 2013. identified coins date to the 9th to 10th centuries; no coins were placed later than the 990 to 1010 period, suggesting that the hoard was buried very close to the year 1000.

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