Brovst
Town in North Jutland, Denmark
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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 | |
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Town | |
Brovst Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
.svg)  Brovst Location in the North Jutland Region  Brovst Brovst (Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 57°05′51″N 9°31′23″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | North Jutland |
| Municipality | Jammerbugt |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 2,684 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9460 |
Until 1 January 2007 Brovst was the seat of the former Brovst Municipality.
History
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
- Hans Nielsen (born 1959), speedway rider
- Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen (born 1983), politician and member of the Folketing
- Nicolaj Ritter (born 1992), football player
