Nørre Broby

Nørre Broby, or simply Broby, is a small town in southwest-central Funen, Denmark, to the northeast of Haarby. It was the seat of Broby Municipality between 1970 and 2006 until the municipality was dissolved and merged with Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality. 1 January 2020 it had a population of 1,479.[1] Nørre Broby Church (kirke),[2] dated to around 1100, is located in the town. It also contains the Broby Library. It has a history of clover production, and farmers in the Nørre Broby area were already cultivating it in 1785.[3]

Nørre Broby
Town
Nørre Broby
Coordinates: 55°15′12″N 10°13′16″E
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
MunicipalityFaaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Area
  Urban
1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Urban
1,479
  Urban density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Notable people

References

  1. BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. "Nørre Broby Sogn". Sogn.dk. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. Kj'rgaard, Thorkild (2 November 2006). The Danish Revolution, 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation. Cambridge University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-521-03043-4.
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