Svenstrup, Aalborg Municipality
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Svenstrup is a town in Aalborg Municipality
with a population of 6,751 (2011), Region Nordjylland
in Denmark
. It is located 3 km south of Aalborg
. The town has a train station, which opened in 2003. The station is connected to the railroad between Aalborg Station
and Århus Central Station
.
The Battle of Svenstrup was fought during the Count's Feud
in 1534 on the fields just outside of Svenstrup.
Aalborg Municipality
Aalborg Municipality is a municipality in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality straddles the Limfjord, the waterway which connects the North Sea and the Kattegat east-to-west, and which separates the main body of the Jutland peninsula from the island...
with a population of 6,751 (2011), Region Nordjylland
Region Nordjylland
North Denmark Region or North Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. It is located 3 km south of Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
. The town has a train station, which opened in 2003. The station is connected to the railroad between Aalborg Station
Aalborg station
Aalborg station is a railway station in Aalborg, Denmark.Aalborg station opened in 1869, when the railroad between Aalborg and Randers was made. The original station building was designed by the Danish architect N. P. C Holsøe. In 1902 the present building opened...
and Århus Central Station
Århus Central Station
Aarhus Central Station is the main railroad station in the Danish city of Århus.Serving as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between Aarhus and rest of Denmark on inter-city rail and commuter rail, the station is used by an average of 6.3 million people per year, making it the busiest train...
.
The Battle of Svenstrup was fought during the Count's Feud
Count's Feud
The Count's Feud , also called the Count's War, was a civil war that raged in Denmark in 1534–36 and brought about the Reformation in Denmark...
in 1534 on the fields just outside of Svenstrup.