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Vodskov church
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| Country | Denmark |
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| Region | North Denmark Region |
| Municipality | Aalborg Municipality |
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| Population | 4,399 (2011) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | DK-9310 Vodskov |
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The location of Vodskov in Denmark
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Vodskov is a village near Aalborg in southern Vendsyssel with a population of 4,399 (1st January 2011)[1] in Vodskov parish, Aalborg Municipality. The town lies in North Jutland, 11 kilometre northeast of Aalborg.
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The village was founded in 1726 by Imperial Russian army defectors, who defected in the Great Northern War and made their way to Aalborg but were expelled due to being unable to speak Danish .This explains the village's slavic sounding name and even today approximately 45% of the village's population has some Russian heritage.[2]
From 1899 Vodskov had a railway station on Sæbybanen of Vodskov-Østervrå railway, but this was closed on 15 March 1950.
In Hammer Bakker's south, just north of Vodskov, is found a number of residential and educational institutions in the area and for many years housed a large mental asylum.
In Vodskov there are many interesting places including Vodskov Church and Vodskov School, which is among Aalborg Municipality's largest public schools.
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