Nordby

Nordby is a town, seat of the Fanø Municipality, in the . The population was 2,684 as of 1 January 2026.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 2,650 residents
  • Description: town in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Nordby, Fanø” and “Odden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nordby Church and Lightship Museum.

Church
Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Museum
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in the harbour of in southern Denmark consists of a private museum open to the public on board the Horns Rev lightship. Dating from 1912, the Horns Rev, also known as Motorfyrskibet Nr. is situated 3½ km northeast of Nordby.

Marina
Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
The Port of Esbjerg on the southwest coast of is a competitor to and for freight. Built by the State in 1868, it was once Denmark's principal fishing harbour but today has become Europe's leading port for shipping offshore wind turbines. is situated 3½ km northeast of Nordby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esbjerg and Jerne.

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
is a city in . The town was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town.

Suburb
Photo: Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of Nordby.

Suburb
is a district of in southwest , Denmark, some 5 km northwest of the centre and 5 km southeast of . is situated 7 km north of Nordby.

Nordby

Latitude
55.44539° or 55° 26′ 43″ north
Longitude
8.39612° or 8° 23′ 46″ east
Population
2,650
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F7CC9WW+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26559202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2616172
Wiki­data ID
Q2533977
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Satellite Map

Discover Nordby from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Nordby” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Nordby”
  • Catalan: “Nordby”
  • Cebuano: “Nordby”
  • Chinese: “诺比”
  • Danish: “Nordby”
  • Dutch: “Nordby”
  • Finnish: “Nordby (Fanø)”
  • Finnish: “Nordby”
  • French: “Nordby”
  • German: “Nordby”
  • Italian: “Nordby”
  • Javanese: “Nordby”
  • Malay: “Nordby”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nordby”
  • Norwegian: “Nordby”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Norðbȳ on Fennœīegscīre”
  • Persian: “نوردبی”
  • Polish: “Nordby”
  • Romanian: “Nordby”
  • Russian: “Норбю”
  • Slovenian: “Nordby”
  • Spanish: “Nordby”
  • Swedish: “Nordby, Fanø”
  • Swedish: “Nordby”
  • Turkish: “Nordby”
  • Ukrainian: “Нордбю”
  • Welsh: “Nordby”

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