Editing Brovst

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Jammerbugt Municipality|Jammerbugt]]
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'''Brovst''' is a town in [[North Jutlandic Island|North Jutland]], Denmark. It is located in [[Jammerbugt Municipality]], 16&nbsp;km east of [[Fjerritslev]], 14&nbsp;km southwest of [[Aabybro]] and 2&nbsp;km east and northeast of the villages of [[Ny Skovsgård]] and [[Skovsgård]].

Until 1 January 2007 Brovst was the seat of the former [[Brovst Municipality]].

==History==
Brovst is first mentioned in 1458 as ''Brosth''.<ref>[https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Brovst Denstoredanske.lex.dk] "Brovst" Retrieved 15 October 2020</ref>

A train station was built in Brovst in 1897, and Brovst was a stop on the Fjerritslev-Nørresundby railroad throughout the railroad's history. When the railroad was shut down in 1969, Brovst Station was also closed.<ref>[https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.station.php?FORLOEB_ID=602&content=Brovst+Station+(Br) Danskejernbaner.dk] "Brovst Station (Br)" Retrieved 15 October 2020</ref><ref>[https://danskejernbaner.dk/vis.bane.php?BANE_ID=48&content=Banen+Fjerritslev-N%C3%B8rresundby+Jernbane+FFJ Danskejernbanker.dk] "Fjerritslev-Nørresundby Jernbane - (FFJ)" Retrieved 15 October 2020</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://speedwaylife.com/danish-tracks/brovst-speedway/ |title=Brovst Speedway |website=Speedway Life |access-date=6 April 2023}}</ref>

== Notable residents ==
* [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] (born 1959), speedway rider
* [[Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen]] (born 1983), politician and member of the [[Folketing]]
* [[Nicolaj Ritter]] (born 1992), football player

==References==
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{{Jammerbugt Municipality}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region]]
[[Category:Jammerbugt Municipality]]


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