Brovst

Brovst is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 16 km east of Fjerritslev, 14 km southwest of Aabybro and 2 km east and northeast of the villages of Ny Skovsgård and Skovsgård.

Brovst
Town
Brovst Church
Brovst Church
Brovst is located in North Jutland Region
Brovst
Brovst
Location in the North Jutland Region
Coordinates: 57°05′51″N 9°31′23″E
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland
MunicipalityJammerbugt
Area
 • Total2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total2,664
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9460

Until 1 January 2007 Brovst was the seat of the former Brovst Municipality.

History

Brovst is first mentioned in 1458 as Brosth.[2]

A train station was built in Brovst in 1897, and Brovst was a stop on the Fjerritslev-Nørresundby railroad throughout the railroad's history. When the railroad was shut down in 1969, Brovst Station was also closed.[3][4]

Sport

Brovst Speedway Club is a motorcycle speedway club, who competed in the Danish Speedway League from 1973 until 2010, and then again in 2021. The Brovst Speedway Center is located at Mou Kær, on the Over Søen 12, from Brovst to Tranum.[5]

Notable residents

References
  1. BY3: Population 1st January by urban and rural areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark, retrieved 15 October 2020
  2. Denstoredanske.lex.dk "Brovst" Retrieved 15 October 2020
  3. Danskejernbaner.dk "Brovst Station (Br)" Retrieved 15 October 2020
  4. Danskejernbanker.dk "Fjerritslev-Nørresundby Jernbane - (FFJ)" Retrieved 15 October 2020
  5. "Brovst Speedway". Speedway Life. Retrieved 6 April 2023.


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