Nørre Vorupør

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Nørre Vorupør

Total population

586

Coordinates56.95°, 8.38°

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

Overview

Vorupør is a coastal parish in the district of Thy on the North Sea coast of Jutland, Denmark. The major and northern settlement, Nørre Vorupør, has a population of 592 while Sønder Vorupør 2 km further south is much smaller. Vorupør is situated in Thisted Municipality, North Denmark Region.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Japetus Steenstrup

Danish zoologist (1813–1897)

E

Erik Aalbæk Jensen

Danish author and resistance man (1923-1997)

T

Tage Andersen

K

Kristian Østergaard

Danish rower

L

Laurits Laurberg Kongslev

Danish jurist

Vilhelm Fibiger

Danish politician

Viggo Vagnby

Danish artist

A

Aage Rosendal Nielsen

C

Christina Durinck

K

Kræsten Kusk

Danish film director

H

Heine Eriksen

Danish team handball coach

M

Margrethe Jensen

M

Marie Kold

C

Christian Knudsen

Peder Pedersen Knudsen

J

Jens Landbo Berthelsen

Danish architect (1876-1927)

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Hundborg
  5.3 mi away · pop. 501
• Snedsted
  7 mi away · pop. 1,193
• Klitmøller
  7.6 mi away · pop. 903
• Sjørring
  8.2 mi away · pop. 693
• Koldby
  9.3 mi away · pop. 781
• Sundby Thy
  9.3 mi away · pop. 338
• Bedsted Thy
  10 mi away · pop. 900
• Vilsund Vest
  10.7 mi away · pop. 395
• Thisted
  11.7 mi away · pop. 13,416
• Sundby Mors
  12 mi away · pop. 478
• Nors
  12.3 mi away · pop. 1,051
• Agger
  12.8 mi away · pop. 363

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Recently spotted species

Great Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus

Seen 2026-09-23

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-22

black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum

Seen 2026-09-22

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-09-21

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-19

Amethyst Deceiver

Laccaria amethystina

Seen 2026-09-16

Plagiosterna aenea

Plagiosterna aenea

Seen 2026-09-11

bog bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Seen 2026-09-10

rough goose neck moss

Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus

Seen 2026-09-09

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