Karup

Coordinates: 56°18′31″N 9°10′6″E / 56.30861°N 9.16833°E / 56.30861; 9.16833
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Karup
Town

Karup is a town in Viborg Municipality, Denmark.

Sport

The Uhrebanen is a motorcycle speedway track located approximately 5 kilometres to the south of the town. The track has hosted important events, including the Danish final as part of the qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1992.[2][3] The speedway teams Uldjyderne and later Herning, raced at the venue in the Danish Speedway League.[4]

Notable people

  • Morten Bødskov (born 1970, in Karup) is a Danish politician, serving as the Minister of Taxation since 2019

References

  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Herning, Uhre Speedway". Speedway Life. Retrieved 13 February 2024.


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