# Skørping > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sk%C3%B8rping > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sk%C3%B8rping.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%B8rping > Source revision: 1343455957 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Skørping** is a [railway town](/source/Railway_town) in [Rebild Municipality](/source/Rebild_Municipality) in [Region Nordjylland](/source/Region_Nordjylland) in the geographic region of the [Jutland](/source/Jutland) peninsula known as *[Himmerland](/source/Himmerland)* in northern [Denmark](/source/Denmark). The modern town has a population of 3,056 as of 1 January 2025.[1] Skørping is served by [Skørping railway station](/source/Sk%C3%B8rping_railway_station), located on the [Randers–Aalborg railway line](/source/Randers%E2%80%93Aalborg_railway_line).[2] Skørping was the municipal seat of the former Skørping Municipality ([Danish](/source/Danish_language), *[kommune](/source/Municipalities_of_Denmark)*), until 1 January 2007. ## Skørping Municipality The former Skørping municipality covered an area of 238 km2, and had a total population of 9,835 in 2005. On 1 January 2007 Skørping Municipality ceased to exist as a result of the 2007 [*Kommunalreformen* ("Municipality Reform")](/source/Municipalities_of_Denmark#Municipal_Reform_2007). It was merged with [Nørager](/source/N%C3%B8rager_Municipality) and [Støvring](/source/St%C3%B8vring) municipalities to form the new [Rebild Municipality](/source/Rebild_Municipality). This created a municipality with an area of 628 km2 and a total population of 28,457 (2005 figures). ## Attractions The town is located in the middle of the [Rold Forest](/source/Rold_Forest) (*Rold Skov*), Denmark's second largest forested area; [Lake Madum](/source/Lake_Madum) and Large Oks Lake (*Store Økssø*) lie south of the town of Skørping. *[Rebild Bakker](/source/Rebild_National_Park)* ("Rebild Hills") is a [national park](/source/National_park) consisting of [heather](/source/Calluna)-covered hills, located in the municipality near the village of Rebild. The area was purchased in 1911 by a group of Americans of [Danish descent](/source/Danish_people). The effort was led by [Max Henius](/source/Max_Henius), a Danish-American [biochemist](/source/Biochemist). In 1912 the park was given to the Danish state as a present with three conditions: - That the area should remain in a natural state; - That it would be open to the public; - That Danish-Americans could celebrate American holidays at the park. The Rebild National Park Society Inc. is an American non-profit company, whose purpose is to arrange an annual [Independence Day (4th of July)](/source/Independence_Day_(United_States)) festival at the park. The first Rebild Festival took place in [1912](/source/1912), when King [Christian X](/source/Christian_X_of_Denmark) spoke to a crowd of 10,000. The day has been celebrated every year since then, with the exception of the periods during World War I and World War II. It is the largest [Fourth of July](/source/Fourth_of_July) celebration outside the United States, and features speeches by American and Danish politicians, as well as general entertainment. The park is visited by 400,000 people each year, making it one of Denmark's major tourist attractions. It has many hiking trails, and [sheep](/source/Sheep) wander loose in the hilly terrain. There is also a full-size reproduction of [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln)'s [log cabin](/source/Log_cabin) and a [totem pole](/source/Totem_pole) in the park. ## Notable people - [Jørgen Friis](/source/J%C3%B8rgen_Friis) (?? - died in 1616 in Skørping) a Danish lord and [Governor-general of Norway](/source/Governor-general_of_Norway) - [Anders Bundgaard](/source/Anders_Bundgaard) (1864 in Ersted near Skørping – 1937) a Danish sculptor - [Evald Thomsen](/source/Evald_Thomsen) (1913 in Siem near Skørping – 1993) a fiddler and collector and promoter of Danish traditional music - [Thyra Frank](/source/Thyra_Frank) (born 1952 in Skørping) a Danish nurse and politician - [Jesper Møller](/source/Jesper_M%C3%B8ller_(DBU)) (born 1963 in Skørping) Chairman of the [Danish Football Union](/source/Danish_Football_Union) (DBU) since 2014 - [Jakob Axel Nielsen](/source/Jakob_Axel_Nielsen) (born 1967 in Terndrup near Skørping) a Danish lawyer and politician, brought up in [Hadsund](/source/Hadsund) - [Bo Svensson](/source/Bo_Svensson) (born 1979 in Skørping) a retired Danish professional footballer, 291 club caps ## References 1. [BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density](https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en) The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark) 1. ["Skørping Station"](https://www.dsb.dk/kundeservice/stationer/skorping/) (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 25 May 2023. - Municipal statistics: [NetBorger Kommunefakta](https://web.archive.org/web/20070812152043/http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/), delivered from [KMD](http://www.kmd.dk/) aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) - Municipal mergers and neighbors: [Eniro new municipalities map](https://web.archive.org/web/20061208085744/http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml) ## External links - [Rebild municipality's official website (Danish only)](http://www.rebild.dk/) - [Rebild tourism bureau](http://www.visitrebild.dk/) - [Rebild National Park Society, Inc](http://www.rebildutah.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Skørping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%B8rping) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%B8rping?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.