Official Name: | Nørre Broby |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark Region of Southern Denmark |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Region of Southern Denmark |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Denmark |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality |
Area Urban Km2: | 1.4 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Urban: | 1485 |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 55.2533°N 10.2211°W |
Nørre Broby, or simply Broby, is a small town in southwest-central Funen, Denmark, to the northeast of Haarby. It was the seat of Broby Municipality between 1970 and 2006 until the municipality was dissolved and merged with Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality. 1 January 2024 it had a population of 1,485.[1] Nørre Broby Church (kirke),[2] dated to around 1100, is located in the town. It also contains the Broby Library.It has a history of clover production, and farmers in the Nørre Broby area were already cultivating it in 1785.[3]