Bedsted Thy

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Bedsted Thy

Total population

900

Coordinates56.81°, 8.41°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bedsted, in postal and railway terms Bedsted Thy, is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026 it has a population of 702. It is located in the southern part of the Thy district about 25 km southwest of Thisted and about 30 km west of Nykøbing Mors.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Peter von Scholten

Danish colonial governor (1784-1854)

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Erik Aalbæk Jensen

Danish author and resistance man (1923-1997)

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Per Pedersen

Danish racing cyclist, born 1964

Svend Olsen

Danish weightlifter (1908-1980)

S

Sonja Mikkelsen

Danish politician

T

Tage Andersen

P

Poul Andersen

Danish footballer (1928-2010)

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Kristian Østergaard

Danish rower

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Christian Møller

Danish association football manager

J

Jan Rose Skaksen

Danish economist

L

Laurits Laurberg Kongslev

Danish jurist

Peder Rosenstand-Goiske

Danish theologian

T

Theodor Hauch-Fausbøll

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Aage Rosendal Nielsen

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Kræsten Kusk

Danish film director

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Robert Askou-Jensen

Danish painter and art educator (1914–2008)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Hurup
  4.1 mi away · pop. 3,765
• Vestervig
  4.6 mi away · pop. 700
• Koldby
  5.1 mi away · pop. 781
• Agger
  6.5 mi away · pop. 363
• Ydby
  6.8 mi away · pop. 277
• Snedsted
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,193
• Hundborg
  9 mi away · pop. 501
• Sundby Thy
  9 mi away · pop. 338
• Vilsund Vest
  9.7 mi away · pop. 395
• Nørre Vorupør
  10 mi away · pop. 586
• Redsted
  10.5 mi away · pop. 257
• Sundby Mors
  10.7 mi away · pop. 478

Browse all places in North Denmark →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-23

Soft-shelled Clam

Mya arenaria

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

Seen 2026-09-23

Yellowfoot

Craterellus tubaeformis

Seen 2026-09-22

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-09-20

Cross-leaved Heath

Erica tetralix

Seen 2026-09-19

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-09-19

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-09-18

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).