Klitmøller

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Klitmøller

Total population

903

Coordinates57.04°, 8.50°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Klitmøller is a Danish town in Thisted Municipality, the North Denmark Region. Klitmøller has a population of 1,298. The town is located 11 km southwest of Hanstholm and 18 km northwest of Thisted. It used to be a small fishing village, but windy and curving waves have transformed Klitmøller into one of Europe's premier windsurfing and kitesurfing destinations, known colloquially as "Cold Hawaii".

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Japetus Steenstrup

Danish zoologist (1813–1897)

U

Ulla Vestergaard

Danish politician

Casper Steinfath

M

Margrethe Jensen

J

Jens Landbo Berthelsen

Danish architect (1876-1927)

Peder Nordentoft Thomsen

Danish parish priest

H

Hans Bach

P

Peder Christian Pedersen (painter)

painter from Denmark

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Hanstholm
  6.8 mi away · pop. 2,253
• Nors
  6.9 mi away · pop. 1,051
• Sjørring
  7.1 mi away · pop. 693
• Ræhr
  7.3 mi away
• Nørre Vorupør
  7.6 mi away · pop. 586
• Hundborg
  7.8 mi away · pop. 501
• Hillerslev
  8.9 mi away · pop. 378
• Thisted
  9.1 mi away · pop. 13,416
• Snedsted
  10.3 mi away · pop. 1,193
• Sundby Thy
  11 mi away · pop. 338
• Vilsund Vest
  12 mi away · pop. 395
• Sennels
  12.3 mi away · pop. 905

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

ragged-robin

Silene flos-cuculi

Seen 2026-07-06

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-07-06

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-07-04

Bloody Crane's-bill

Geranium sanguineum

Seen 2026-07-01

Sand Leek

Allium scorodoprasum

Seen 2026-07-01

Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

Seen 2026-06-30

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-06-30

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-06-26

Burnet Companion

Euclidia glyphica

Seen 2026-06-26

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

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Klitmøller, sourced from Wikidata.

• netIP Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup 2016

  sporting event

  Sep 19, 2016
• 2014 KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup

  sporting event

  Men Wave event

  Sep 15, 2014
• 2012 KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup

  sporting event

  Men Wave event

  Sep 17, 2012

Source: Wikidata (CC0).