Sjørring

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Sjørring

Total population

693

Coordinates56.95°, 8.59°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sjørring is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026 it has a population of 715. It is located in the central part of the Thy district 7 km west of Thisted.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bent Larsen

Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)

Christen Mikkelsen Kold

Danish teacher (1816–1870)

Jens Peter Jacobsen

Danish novelist, poet, scientist (1847-1885)

Heine Jensen

Danish handball player

Japetus Steenstrup

Danish zoologist (1813–1897)

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Ulrik Christian Kruse

Danish military personnel

Jakob Langebek

Danish historian

Conrad Malte-Brun

Dano-French geographer

Hans Thøger Winther

Norwegian photographer

Johan Skjoldborg

Danish novelist, playwright and memoirist (1861–1936)

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Thomas Bruhn

Danish handball player

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Frederik Vinding Kruse

Danish jurist (1880–1963)

Andrew Petersen

American politician (1870–1952)

Helmer Rosting

Danish diplomat and theologian (1893-1945)

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Jette Fuglsang

Danish cyclist (1978-2009)

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Sara Bak

speed skater

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Thisted
  3.5 mi away · pop. 13,416
• Hundborg
  3.6 mi away · pop. 501
• Sundby Thy
  4.3 mi away · pop. 338
• Snedsted
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,193
• Vilsund Vest
  5.1 mi away · pop. 395
• Sundby Mors
  5.7 mi away · pop. 478
• Nors
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,051
• Hillerslev
  6.6 mi away · pop. 378
• Klitmøller
  7.1 mi away · pop. 903
• Koldby
  7.7 mi away · pop. 781
• Sennels
  7.7 mi away · pop. 905
• Bjergby
  7.9 mi away · pop. 204

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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