{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bjerringbro | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = town <!-- images, nickname, motto --> | image_skyline = Kirken i Bjerringbro.JPG | image_caption = Bjerringbro Church | image_flag = | image_shield = | motto = | nickname = | etymology = <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Denmark | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Central Denmark (''Midtjylland'') | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = Municipality | subdivision_name4 = Viborg <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Denmark | coordinates = {{coord|56.37609|N|9.65651|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- established --> | established_title = | established_date = <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_urban_km2 = 6.4 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2025 | population_footnotes = <ref name=pop/> | population_urban = 7433 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi= | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Gender<ref>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1st January by urban areas, age and sex] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> | population_blank1 = 3682 males and 3751 females <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = DK-8850 Bjerringbro | area_code_type = | area_code = | geocode = | iso_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Bjerringbro''' is a railway town located at the railway line between Viborg and Randers and lying on both sides of the Gudenå (''River Guden''). Until 1 January 2007 it was the municipal seat of the former Bjerringbro Municipality and today, with a population of 7,433 (1 January 2025),<ref name=pop>[https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density] The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark</ref> it is the second largest town of Viborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark.
The town is the site of the headquarters of Grundfos, the world's largest pump manufacturer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://danmarkshistorien.lex.dk/Grundfos,_grundlagt_1944|publisher=Danmarkshistorien.dk|title=Grundfos, grundlagt 1944|language=da|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
==Sports== Bjerringbro is the home of two handball clubs, that features in the women's and men's league, respectively: Bjerringbro FH and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. Bjerringbro-Silkeborg has won the Danish Championship once, in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/silkeborg/bsv-er-dansk-mester-efter-kaempe-drama|publisher=Tv2 Østjylland|title=BSV er dansk mester efter kæmpe drama|date=28 May 2016|language=da|access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>
==Gallery== {| |<gallery mode=packed> File:Bjerringbro Station.jpg|Bjerringbro railway station Image:Grundfos - Bjerringbro.jpg|Grundfos Image:Bjerringbro Gågade.jpg|The pedestrian street in Bjerringbro Image:Bjerringbro Kulturhus.jpg|''Gudenåhuset'', a cultural center in Bjerringbro </gallery> |}
==Notable residents== 140px|thumb|Søren Pape Poulsen, 2017 * Marie Hjelmer (1869 Bjerring – 1937) a Danish women's rights activist and politician. * Charles Buchwald (1880 in Bjerringbro – 1951) an amateur footballer who played seven games for Denmark and won two team silver medals, at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics * Søren Pape Poulsen (1971 in Bjerringbro – 2024) politician, former Justice Minister and Mayor of Viborg Municipality 2010 – 2014 * Henrik Baltzersen (born 1984 in Bjerringbro) a Danish amateur BMX cyclist, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics * Nikolaj Øris Nielsen (born 1986 in Bjerringbro) a handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, with 57 caps with for Denmark * Mads Øris Nielsen (born 1981 in Bjerringbro) a handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, with 27 caps with for Denmark * Rasmus Lauge Schmidt (born 1991 in Bjerringbro) a handball player, 180 caps with Denmark
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