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Blokhus
North Denmarkvillage
Blokhus
Total population
419
Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Blokhus is a village on the North Jutlandic Island, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality. Blokhus is a popular beach town with around 1 million visitors every year.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Blokhus was originally named Hune Hvarre. In the early 1600s there were barely any trees in the area, so timber was imported from Norway. The locals had to store this timber somewhere, so they constructed some houses out of the timber. These houses became known as 'block houses' (Danish: blokhuse), which gave name to the village. Axel P. Jensen (1885–1972) was a Danish painter of landscapes. He spent most of his time in Blokhus.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,520
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,770
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,699
- Common CraneGrus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,248
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,223
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,167
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,108
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,101
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2008-04-259 km NNW of Strandby, Denmark
- M 2.6 — 2005-06-083 km WNW of Skagen, Denmark
- M 2.7 — 2005-04-2624 km N of Hirtshals, Denmark
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in North Denmark
- Hune1.3 mi away · pop. 600
- Saltum4.5 mi away · pop. 708
- Pandrup4.6 mi away · pop. 2,871
- Kaas4.8 mi away · pop. 2,650
- Ingstrup6.3 mi away · pop. 396
- Vester Hjermitslev6.9 mi away · pop. 414
- Birkelse8.1 mi away · pop. 710
- Krogen8.4 mi away · pop. 500
- Aabybro8.5 mi away · pop. 5,528
- Thise8.8 mi away · pop. 300
- Arentsminde9.1 mi away · pop. 456
- Vrensted9.3 mi away · pop. 355
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
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Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API