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Blokhus

Blokhus is a village on the North Jutlandic Island, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality. Blokhus is a popular beach town with around 1 million visitors every year.

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Settlement.name: Blokhus
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Badehäuser in Blokhus (Dänemark).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Blokhus Beach
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark North Jutland Region
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the North Jutland Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Jutland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jammerbugt
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_total: 473
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: CET

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Blokhus is a village on the North Jutlandic Island, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality. Blokhus is a popular beach town with around 1 million visitors every year.

==History== Blokhus was originally named Hune Hvarre. In the early 1600s there were barely any trees in the area, so timber was imported from Norway. The locals had to store this timber somewhere, so they constructed some houses out of the timber. These houses became known as 'block houses' (Danish: blokhuse), which gave name to the village.