Editing Hadsund (section)

=== Market town ===
[[File:Vilhelm Kyhn - Studie fra Hadsund - 1867.jpg|thumb|[[Vilhelm Kyhn]], ''The Fiord at Hadsund, Jutland. Cloudy Weather'', oil on canvas, 1867.]]
Hadsund was officially founded on 1 December 1854 when it received trading post privileges (''handelspladsprivilegier''), though it was never granted [[market town]] rights. Before 1854, only the ferry terminals on either side of the fjord could conduct trade in the area. After trading privileges were granted, the village began to develop rapidly. Several merchants established warehouses, however the financial crisis of 1857 bankrupted three of four trading houses.<ref>Andersen, et al., p. 31.</ref> Despite the setbacks of the financial crisis, the city continued to expand in the late 19th century. In 1861, a [[commercial port]] was established in Hadsund. The Hadsund Craftsmen's Association (''Hadsund Håndværkerforening'') was formed in 1864 and became important for the town's growth.

In 1883 a railway connection was made between Hadsund and [[Randers]], and in 1900, another link was made to [[Aalborg]]. In 1904, a railroad bridge spanning [[Mariager Fjord]] was constructed, creating easier access to the hinterland south of the inlet. The city had two railway stations, [[Hadsund North Station]] and [[Hadsund South Station]], which both closed with the railroad in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hadsundbanen|url=https://jernbaner-nordjylland.dk/?page_id=565|website=Nordjyllands Jernbaner: Alt om jernebanerne i Nordjylland|language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Randers – Hadsund Jernbane|url=https://jernbaner-nordjylland.dk/?page_id=33|website=Nordjyllands Jernbaner: Alt om jernebanerne i Nordjylland|language=da}}</ref> The 1904 bridge across the fjord became an important connection for road traffic traveling between eastern [[Himmerland]] and Randers. The original single lane road quickly became impractical, and in 1976 was replaced by a new bridge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hadsund Byvåben historie|url=http://www.hadsundby.dk/hadsund-historie/hadsunds-beliggenhed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905065635/http://www.hadsundby.dk/hadsund-historie/hadsunds-beliggenhed|archive-date=5 September 2013|access-date=14 May 2013|website=Hadsund|language=da}}</ref>
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File:Hadsunds handelsprivilegium.jpg|Hadsund's ''Handelsprivilegium'' (English: ''trading post privilege'') from 1854.
File:Hadsund set fra syd, 1878.jpg|Hadsund seen from the south, 1878.
File:Hadsund bykort 1900.jpg|Map of Hadsund from around 1900.
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