Nørre Aaby is a town in central Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

, located in Middelfart municipality

Middelfart municipality

Middelfart municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the island of Funen in southern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 297 km². It has a total population of 37,274 . Its mayor is Steen Dahlstrøm, a member of the Social Democrats political party...

 on the island of Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

. Until Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Nørre Aaby municipality

Nørre Aaby municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Nørre Aaby municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County on the north and west coasts of the island of Funen in southern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 65 km², and had a total population of 5,626 . Its last mayor was Hanne Christensen, a...

. The town is most known for the great number of efterskole

Efterskole

The Efterskole is a unique Danish independent residential school where students from the ages of 14 to 18 can choose to spend one, two or three years to finish their primary education. Presently some 28.500 students attend one of the app. 260 schools throughout Denmark...

 located around the city: Viby Efterskole, Båring Efterskole, Vesterdal Efterskole, Nørre Åby Efterskole

Nørre Åby Efterskole

Nørre Åby Efterskole is an efterskole located in Nørre Åby, Middelfart on Funen, Denmark.The efterskole specializes in drama, music, animation, fitness, dance and soccer. It was founded by Olaf Nielsen, when Theodor Jensen left the school in 1886 and the schools attendance rose from 10 to 100...

and Eisbjerghus Efterskole.

The population of Nørre Aaby is 2,877 (1 January 2011)