Vinderup

Vinderup
Town
Vinderup Church
Vinderup
Location in Denmark
Vinderup
Vinderup (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°28′55″N 8°46′57″E / 56.48194°N 8.78250°E / 56.48194; 8.78250
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Midtjylland
MunicipalityHolstebro Municipality
Area
 • Urban
2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Urban
3,055
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Gender[2]
1,512 males and 1,543 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-7830 Vinderup

Vinderup is a railway town in Northwestern Jutland, Holstebro Municipality, Denmark at the railway between Struer and Skive. Vinderup has a population of 3,055 (1 January 2025)[1] and was the main town of the abolished Vinderup Municipality.

Transportation

Vinderup is located at the Langå–Struer railway line and is served by Vinderup railway station.

Notable people

  • The Rosenkrantz noble family has a line called the Rydhave line (Line VII) relating to Rydhave near Vinderup in Jutland
  • Laust Jevsen Moltesen (1865–1950) a Danish educated church historian; in 1909 he was elected in Vinderup to the Danish Folketing and was Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1926 to 1929.

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