Asaa

Asaa is a small coastal and tourist town, with a population of 1,089 (1 January 2025),^[1] on the east coast of Vendsyssel in Denmark.^[2]

Asaa
Town
Asaa School
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Coordinates: 57°8′53″N 10°24′8″E
Country	Denmark
Region	North Jutland Region
Municipality	Brønderslev
Area
• Urban	1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[1]
• Urban	1,089
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-9340 Asaa

Asaa is located in Brønderslev Municipality in North Jutland Region, 40 km northeast of Aalborg, 19 km north of Hals, 24 km south of Sæby, 7 km east of Dronninglund and 38 km southeast of Brønderslev.

Asaa Church

Asaa Church is located in the middle of the town.^[3]

Asaa Harbour

Asaa Harbour during the sunrise

The history of Asaa Harbour dates back to 1877 when the harbour was built as an island harbour.

In the period 1905 to 1977, the harbour has been expanded, where the last expansion in 1976–1977 was the construction of a marina.

The marina is located north of the old harbour basins.^[4]

One of the iconic fishermen's red-painted houses from the 1930s has been converted into a museum of fisheries.^[5]

Asaa Beach, a shallow and sandy beach, is situated just south of the harbour.^[6]

Recent Controversy

In the harbour there is a statue of a woman sitting on a rock, carved from stone. The heirs of the sculptor Edvard Eriksen requested it to be torn down as they believed it to be to similar to his statue of Hans Christian Andersen's The little Mermaid in Copenhagen harbour. Coverage reached The New York Times^[7]

Notable people

• Ellen Gottschalch (1894–1981), a Danish stage and film actress was born in Asaa.