Auning

Town in Region Midtjylland, Denmark

56°25′46″N 10°22′32″E / 56.42944°N 10.37556°E / 56.42944; 10.37556CountryDenmarkRegionRegion MidtjyllandMunicipalityNorddjurs MunicipalityArea

• Urban

2.4 km² (0.9 sq mi)Population

(2023)^[1]

• Urban

3,134 • Urban density1,300/km² (3,400/sq mi) • Gender ^[2]

1,485 males and 1,649 femalesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

DK-8963 Auning

Auning is a minor town on the main road between Randers and Grenå, with a population of 3,134 (1 January 2023).^[1] It is located in Region Midtjylland and in Norddjurs Municipality. It used to be one of the two major towns in the abolished Sønderhald Municipality, the other being Assentoft which now belongs to Randers Municipality.

Notable people

Caspar Schrøder (1905 in Auning – 1989) a Danish fencer, competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Jens Meilvang (born 1981), Danish politician

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark