Dronninglund is a town in eastern Vendsyssel with 3,439
inhabitants (2020). The town is named after Queen Charlotte Amalie
who owned Dronninglund Castle in 1690. Originally, this manor was a
monastery from the 13th century that the town gradually grew up
around. This monastery was called Hundslund Kloster. Dronninglund is
located in Brønderslev Municipality and belongs to the North Jutland
Region.
Four kilometers north of the city is Dronninglund
Storskov which covers the southern part of the hilly landscape Jyske
Ås. The highest hill in this area is Knøsen with its 136 meters
above sea level. In a southwesterly direction, four kilometers from
Dronninglund, you will find the cultural history museum Try Museum
which tells the history of the area from ancient times to the
present through various exhibitions focusing on prehistory, the
farmer's residence in the 19th century and life in the station town.
Until the structural reform in 2007, Dronninglund had its own
municipality, which was called Dronninglund Municipality.
Around the turn of the century, the town is described
as follows: "In Sognet Dronninglund Church, by the Road to Asaa,
built together with Hovedgaarden Dronninglund, with nearby Præstegd.
(Lundager), School, Private School, County Hospital, built 1874
after Drawing by County Road Inspector Lunøe, expanded 1899 29 Beds,
Epidemic House, built in 1894, Pharmacy, Medical and Veterinary
Home, Savings Bank (founded 5/4 1873; 31/3 1898, the Savers' total
receivable was DKK 465,869, the Interest Fund 4 per cent, the
Reserve Fund DKK 29,627, Number af Konti 1237), Mølle, Dampbageri,
Uldspinderi, Bogtrykkeri, Købmandsforretninger, Tømmerhandel,
Handelsgartneri, mm, Hotel, Jærnbane- og Telefonstation samt
Postekspedition. "
Dronninglund was already in development
around the turn of the century: in 1906 the town had 429
inhabitants, in 1911 631 and in 1916 760 inhabitants.
During
the interwar period and after World War II, Dronninglund continued
its development: in 1921 the city had 858 inhabitants, in 1925
1,099, in 1930 1,208, in 1935 1,215, in 1940 1,169, in 1945 1,339,
in 1950 1,458, in 1955 1,533, in 1960 1,647 and in 1965 1,747
inhabitants. In 1930 the business composition was: 129 lived by
agriculture, 439 by industry and crafts, 173 by trade, 101 by
transport, 70 by intangible enterprise, 135 by housework, 143 were
out of business and 18 had not provided information. Contributing to
Dronninglund's fairly strong population growth was that the town
became a catchment area in the southeastern Dronninglund Herred and
that the town had a lot of industry.