{{short description|Town in Region Nordjylland, Denmark}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Aalestrup | other_name = | native_name = Ålestrup<!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = Cycle city | settlement_type = Town <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = AalestrupRådhus.jpg | image_caption = Town hall of Aalestrup. | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = Shield of Aalestrup Municipality.png | shield_size = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Denmark#Denmark North Jutland Region<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Denmark <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flag|Denmark}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Region Nordjylland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Vesthimmerland <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = Foundation | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = Part of Vesthimmerland Municipality | established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = 2.8 <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_municipal = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_urban = 2763 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST= +1 | coordinates = {{coord|56|41|38|N|9|29|34|E|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 9620 | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Aalestrup''' is a town in Vesthimmerland Municipality with a population of 2,763 (1 January 2025)<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January, by urban areas] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> in Region Nordjylland in Denmark.
==Facilities== Aalestrup School has 294 students, divided into 0.-6. Class stage, as well as the SFO Kvisten. [3] After grade 6, students can continue at Aalestrup Real School, founded in 1904, and is a secondary school with 171 students, divided between 7 and 9. grade. [4] The city also has after-school Aalestrup Nature after school.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aalestrup Idrætscenter og Friluftsbad|url=http://www.aalestrup-ic.dk/}}</ref>
Aalestrup Idrætscenter and Friluftsbad have two halls. The open-air swimming pool is open during the 3 summer months, where the 3 basins have 27 ° hot water. In addition, the center has a hostel with 10 rooms and a total of 37 beds. The city also has Hotel Hvide Kro, built in 1902 and has 22 rooms and 3 banquet rooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hotel hvide kro|url=http://www.hotelhvidekro.dk|access-date=2020-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026061137/http://www.hotelhvidekro.dk/|archive-date=2018-10-26|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Aalestrup Municipality== {{main|Aalestrup Municipality}} Before the ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), '''Aalestrup municipality''' was a municipality (Danish, ''kommune'') in Viborg County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of {{cvt|176|km2}}, and had a total population of 7,631 (2005){{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}. Its latest mayor was Rigmor Sandborg.
The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Aalestrup. The municipality was located on the eastern shores of the area known as ''Himmerland'', a part of the Jutland peninsula
== Notable people == * Astrid Villaume (1923 in Aalestrup – 1995) a Danish actress of stage and film, played title role in the 1950 film ''Susanne'' <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898166/ IMDb Database] retrieved 01 May 2020 </ref> * Per Bisgaard (born 1955 in Fjelsø) a former teacher, Mayor of Aalestrup 1994–2001, member of the Folketinget * Niels Guldbjerg (born 1958 in Aalestrup) a Danish retired professional footballer who played 154 games in the North American Soccer League
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[http://www.aalestrup.dk/ Site]
{{Vesthimmerland Municipality}}
Category:Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Category:Vesthimmerland Municipality Category:Towns and settlements in Vesthimmerland Municipality