Nørresundby

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Nørresundby since the municipal reform of 1970 a district of Aalborg, which is on the north side of the Limfjord in Vendsyssel. Previously, the site was an independent town with around 21,000 inhabitants.

Name

The place was originally called Sundby ("place on the Sound "). With the prefix Nørre (" North " ) Nørresundby should Øster Sundby ( " East Sundby " ) can be distinguished on the other side of the Limfjord.

History

Beginning of the 13th century gave away Valdemar II Sundby to the monastery Vitskøl. The monastery belonged to a stately church, which was first mentioned in 1219 and is now known as Nørresundby Kirke. The building draws attention to the importance. Place as the crossing point between Aalborg and Vendsyssel hatte.Die population lived at the time of farming and fishing in the Limfjord

Throughout history, Sundby was always considered the "little brother " of Aalborg. As the place, for example, in 1591 received permission to operate two ferries on the Limfjord, Aalborg got the right to hold four ferries running. The ferry service played an important role especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. Partial illicit trade was operated at the ferry terminal and in its surroundings emerged illegal pubs, why Sundby the Aalborgern was an eyesore. The unease grew even with the illegal trade in the 18th century.

1772 was a producer the privilege to build a pipe factory in Nørresundby. 1825 got Nørresundby, as the place was called now, leave, several times a year to hold markets, whereby the village saw a considerable growth. New factories were established and better road connections increased industrial development in the second half of the 19th century. So replacing a pontoon bridge from 1865 the ferry across the sound. With the Commercial Code of 1857, the place was a legal marketplace.

From 1871, the railway line Vendsysselbanen Hjørring led by Nørresundby and from there in 1879 with a fixed railroad bridge to Aalborg. In addition, the port was modernized in 1874 and later expanded several times. Nørresundby kept its position as a major transportation hub to and from Vendsyssel.

From the year 1900 Nørresundby finally allowed to call Købstad ( " town and market rights "). At the time, many large industrial companies settled, including 60 employees was Maschinenfabrik Gabrielsværk the largest among them. Other businesses included a pig slaughterhouse, which existed until 2004, two now closed and a Zementfabrikken founded in 1913, sulfuric acid and superphosphate factory, which is called Kemira since 1987 and replaced the Gabrielsværk as the largest company in the city.

Just like the big brother to the south, Aalborg, the city developed in the 20th century to a bustling industrial city and the industrialization caused a sharp rise in population. From 1890 to 1900, the population doubled from 1800 to 3500 also 1916 to 1925 doubled the number -. From 6000 to 12.5000. In the 1950s, the number again increased from 17,000 to 22,500.

In 1933, the Limfjord ( Limfjordsbroen ), today a four-lane road bridge, opened a few years later renewed the railway bridge. 1969 Limfjordtunnel was completed, leading a six-lane highway under the Limfjord. The tunnel goes along with the ' North West Jutland motorway " ( Nordjyske motorvej ) Nørresundby after Søften in Aarhus, which is part of the European route is 45. In clock with better transport connections over the fjord Nørresundby became more and more integrated in Aalborg until 1970 it came to merging the two municipalities. After the municipal reform stagnated place and Nørresundby is now primarily a residential area within Stor - Aalborg ( "Greater Aalborg ").

Cityscape and Tourist Attractions

A comprehensive urban redevelopment should improve the quality of housing in the town center and get the character as a merchant city and the remains of the medieval street pattern. Indeed, few older buildings have been preserved, as large fires (most recently 1865) destroyed the city core. Until the Second World War, several prominent buildings including the Hotel Royal, the town hall, the Hof Brogården and pin the Hedegaardske Stiftelse were built.

The " Sundbysammlungen " ( Sundbysamlingerne ) are located in the heritage-listed farm Bryggergården of 1791 in Gammel Østergade. There, paintings and furniture are kept out of the history of the place. The museum also has a collection of clay pipes from the YES Romer's factory.

Personalities

• Henning Jensen ( born 1949 ), football player
• Tine Lindhardt (* 1957), Lutheran bishop