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Hanstholm
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Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,050 (1 January 2025).

Key facts

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Hanstholm
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Town
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Hanstholmen-map.png
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Map of Hanstholm. From the brochure "Vandreture nr. 118. Hanstholmen", opdated January 2005, published by the Danish Forest and Nature Agency
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Denmark#Denmark North Jutland Region
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Location in Denmark
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Country
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Denmark
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Region
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Region Nordjylland
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Municipality
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Thisted Municipality
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2.97
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2025
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2050
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auto
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CET
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+1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Country
Denmark
Population
2154
Elevation
38
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Hanstholm.1.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Urban planning
  • History
  • Prehistoric
  • Teutons
  • Age of the Vikings
  • First Christianity
  • Norwegian trade
  • Sand drift
  • Hanstholm Lighthouse 1843
  • World War II
  • The Municipal reform of 2007
  • Port of Hanstholm
  • Museums
  • References
  • External links

Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,050 (1 January 2025).

==Etymology== The former island Hanstholm (short form of the original name Hansted Holm) has many placenames, including Hansted, Nørby, Gårddal, Ræhr, Hamborg, Bjerre, Febbersted, Krog, Nytorp and Vigsø. In the beginning of the second millennium, churches were built in Vigsø, Ræhr and Hansted, forming three parishes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hanstholm” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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