Hørby

Hørby is a village in Mariagerfjord Municipality, North Jutland and has about 216 residents. Hørby is situated nearby to the hamlet Kirketerp, as well as near the neighborhood Hostrup Huse.

Type: Village with 216 residents
Description: village in Mariagerfjord Municipality, Denmark
Also known as: “Horby”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hørby Church and Fyrkat.

Fyrkat is a former Viking ring castle in Denmark, dating from c. 980 AD. It is located near the town of Hobro, some distance from the present end of the Mariager Fjord in Northern Jutland. Fyrkat is situated 3½ km southeast of Hørby.

Hobro railway station

Railway station

Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hobro railway station is a railway station serving the town of Hobro, Denmark. Due to the hilly terrain around Hobro, the station is located approximately 1 km west of the town centre in the hills above the town.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hobro and Døstrup.

Hobro

Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY 3.0.

Hobro is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,360. The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the former Viking fortress of Fyrkat.