Snedsted

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Snedsted

Total population

1,193

Coordinates56.89°, 8.52°

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

Overview

Snedsted is a railway town, with a population of 1,132, in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located in the central part of the Thy district 14 km southwest of Thisted and 18 km northeast of Hurup.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Bent Larsen

Danish chess grandmaster and author (1935–2010)

Jakob Langebek

Danish historian

E

Erik Aalbæk Jensen

Danish author and resistance man (1923-1997)

T

Tage Andersen

M

Magnus Degerbøl

Danish zoologist

P

Poul Andersen

Danish footballer (1928-2010)

K

Kristian Østergaard

Danish rower

A

Alfred Josefsen

Danish merchant

C

Christian Møller

Danish association football manager

Jens Christian Lund

Danish military officer

J

Jesper Juul

trombonist

L

Laurits Laurberg Kongslev

Danish jurist

Sigurd Müller

Danish writer (1844-1918)

T

Theodor Hauch-Fausbøll

Vilhelm Fibiger

Danish politician

Viggo Vagnby

Danish artist

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

Nearby places in North Denmark

• Hundborg
  2.5 mi away · pop. 501
• Sundby Thy
  2.6 mi away · pop. 338
• Koldby
  3.2 mi away · pop. 781
• Vilsund Vest
  4 mi away · pop. 395
• Sjørring
  4.9 mi away · pop. 693
• Sundby Mors
  5.3 mi away · pop. 478
• Nørre Vorupør
  7 mi away · pop. 586
• Bedsted Thy
  7.2 mi away · pop. 900
• Thisted
  7.6 mi away · pop. 13,416
• Bjergby
  8.2 mi away · pop. 204
• Øster Jølby
  8.4 mi away
• Erslev
  9.6 mi away · pop. 405

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

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-27

Pine Sawfly

Diprion pini

Seen 2026-09-26

Green Shield Bug

Palomena prasina

Seen 2026-09-25

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-25

pondweed reed beetle

Donacia versicolorea

Seen 2026-09-24

Notaris scirpi

Notaris scirpi

Seen 2026-09-24

Lesser Willow Sawfly

Euura pavida

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Sea Star

Asterias rubens

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Atlantic Slippersnail

Crepidula fornicata

Seen 2026-09-24

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Snedsted, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.