Farsø
Sign in to saveFarsø is a town with a population of 3,352 (1 January 2025) in Region Nordjylland in Denmark in the Vesthimmerland Municipality. Farsø was the birthplace of Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. The village of Vognsild is located to the east of Farsø. Farsø is also called one of the head cities of Vesthimmerland Municipality along with Aars, Løgstør and Aalestrup.
Key facts
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- Farsø
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- The city of the authors
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- Town
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- File:FarsøRådhuscentret.JPG
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- Farsø City Hall Center.
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- 99px
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- Denmark#Denmark North Jutland Region
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- right
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- Location in Denmark
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- Country
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- Region
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- Region Nordjylland
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- Municipality
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- Vesthimmerland
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- Foundation
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- 13th century
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- Railway town
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- 1910
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- The railway
- Buildings
- Farsø school
- The Queen Ingrid halls
- Farsø church
- Farsø municipality
- Coat of arms
- Notable people
- Sport
- References
- External links
Farsø is a town with a population of 3,352 (1 January 2025) in Region Nordjylland in Denmark in the Vesthimmerland Municipality. Farsø was the birthplace of Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944. The village of Vognsild is located to the east of Farsø. Farsø is also called one of the head cities of Vesthimmerland Municipality along with Aars, Løgstør and Aalestrup.
==History== In 1975, the city was described as follows: "Farsø with church, rectory, School, Pharmacist's retail store, District housing, Veirmølle".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Farsø” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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