Editing Dronninglund

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| name= Dronninglund
| image_skyline= Dronninglund Bibliotek 114.JPG
| image_caption= The local library of Dronninglund
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| subdivision_name= [[Denmark]]
| subdivision_type1= Region
| subdivision_name1= [[North Jutland Region|Region Nordjylland]]
| subdivision_type2= Municipality
| subdivision_name2= [[Brønderslev Municipality]]
| area_urban_km2= 2.6
| population_as_of= 2024
| population_footnotes= <ref name="BY3"/>
| population_urban= 3572
| population_density_urban_km2= auto
| timezone1= [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| postal_code_type= Postal code
| postal_code= DK-9330 Dronninglund
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'''Dronninglund''' is a town with a population of 3,572 (1 January 2024)<ref name="BY3">[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from [[Statistics Denmark]]</ref> in [[Brønderslev Municipality]], [[North Denmark Region|Region Nordjylland]] near the [[North Jutlandic Island]]'s eastern coast in northern [[Denmark]].

Dronninglund was the municipal seat of the former Dronninglund Municipality, until 1 January 2007.

==Dronninglund Municipality==

The former Dronninglund Municipality was a municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Commune (subnational entity)|kommune]]'') in [[North Jutland County]], until 1 January 2007. The municipality covered an area of 316&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and had a total population of 15,213 (2005).  Its last mayor was Mikael Klitgaard, a member of the [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] (Liberal Party) [[Politics of Denmark|political party]].

Dronninglund Municipality ceased to exist as the result of  [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]]. It was merged with [[Brønderslev]] municipality to form the new [[Brønderslev Municipality]].  This created a municipality with an area of 630&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and a total population of 35,320 (2005). 
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==Facilities and Attractions==
Perhaps the best known attraction in Dronninglund is [[Dronninglund Castle]], founded in the 12th century.

Dronninglund Church was erected at some point between 1160 and 1200 in relation to the former [[Hundslund Priory]] at Dronninglund Castle.

Dronninglund is home to the museums of ''Try Museum'' and ''Dorf Møllegård'' (Dorf Mill-farm). They are both part of [[The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality]], which comprise a total of three state-recognized museums. The third museum is the regional-museum ''Vildmosemuseet'' in [[Brønderslev]].

The [[Dronninglund Hotel]] was established in 1981. It was refurbished in 1999 and has 72 rooms.

== Notable people ==
* [[Stine Jørgensen]] (born 1990 in Dronninglund) a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team

==References==
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==Sources==
* Municipal statistics: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193952/http://www.bkmuseer.dk/Vildmosemuseet.asp Vildmosemuseet] The museums homepage {{in lang|da}}
* [http://www.broenderslev.dk Brønderslev-Dronninglund  municipality's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118143246/http://www.broenderslev.dk/ |date=2019-11-18 }} {{in lang|da}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Denmark]]
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