Auning

Auning is a minor town on the main road between Randers and Grenå, with a population of 3,330 (1 January 2025). 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Auning
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: 08-10-07-h1-Auning 2 kirke (Norddjurs).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Auning Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Region Midtjylland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norddjurs Municipality
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 2.4
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 3330
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Gender
Settlement.population_blank1: 1562 males and 1768 females

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Denmark
Located in: Norddjurs Municipality
Elevation: 11
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: 08-10-07-h6-Auning kirke (Norddjurs).jpg

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Commons category: Auning

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Encyclopedic overview

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

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