Thisted

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Thisted

Total population

13,416

WeatherAvg high 53.2°F

Coordinates56.96°, 8.68°

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

Overview

Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,505 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

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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

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Yutte Stensgaard

Danish actress

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

Official Identifiers