Sæby

Sæby
Town
Sæby Church Sæby Church
Official seal of Sæby Seal
Sæby Location in Denmark
Coordinates:
Country	Denmark
Region	North Denmark (Nordjylland)
Municipality	Frederikshavn
Settled	11th century
City status	1524
Population (2014-01-01)	8,803
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Sæby is a town and seaport located on the east coast of the historical region of Vendsyssel in the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The town is located in Frederikshavn municipality in Region Nordjylland. It has a population of 8,803 (1 January 2014). Sæby was granted market rights in 1524.

History

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Seal of Saeby, 1584, by J.Th Hansen

Until 2007 Sæby was the main town in Sæby municipality. Since 2007 part of Frederikshavn municipality.

Attractions

• Sæby Glassblowing Workshop
• Sæby Harbour
• Sæby Church
• Fruen fra Havet: 6,25 m. high statue standing on the pier at the entrance to Sæby harbour. The statue was made by artist Marit Benthe Norheim and it was inaugurated in 2001.
• Sæby Museum
• Sæby Old Town
• Sæby Teddies (two persons in teddy-bear costumes)
• Sæby Watermill
• Sæbygaard Manor: A manor house from the renaissance. Inside there is a small museum with exhibitions of historical furniture.
• Sæby Beach
• Sæby Townsquare