Bjerringbro
Bjerringbro is a railway town located at the railway line between Viborg and Randers and lying on both sides of the Gudenå. Until 1 January 2007 it was the municipal seat of the former Bjerringbro Municipality and today, with a population of 7,433, it is the second largest town of Viborg Municipality, Denmark Region">Denmark national football team">Denmark Region in Denmark.
The town is the site of the headquarters of Grundfos, the world's largest pump manufacturer.
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.Notable residents
- Marie Hjelmer a Danish women's rights activist and politician.
- Charles Buchwald 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 politician, former Justice Minister and Mayor of Viborg Municipality 2010 – 2014
- Henrik Baltzersen a Danish amateur BMX cyclist, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Nikolaj Øris Nielsen a handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, with 57 caps with for Denmark men's national [handball team|Denmark]
- Mads Øris Nielsen a handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, with 27 caps with for Denmark
- Rasmus Lauge Schmidt a handball player, 180 caps with Denmark