Hanstholm

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).

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Within Vinony's link graph, Hanstholm is referenced by 107 other articles, and connects out to North Denmark Region, Thisted Municipality and Hanstholm Municipality.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region, Port cities and towns in Denmark and Port cities and towns of the North Sea.

Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hanstholm
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Hanstholmen-map.png
Settlement.image_caption: Map of Hanstholm. From the brochure "Vandreture nr. 118. Hanstholmen", opdated January 2005, published by the Danish Forest and Nature Agency
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark North Jutland Region
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Region Nordjylland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Thisted Municipality
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 2.97
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 2050
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: CET
Settlement.utc_offset1: +1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: Denmark
Located in: Thisted Municipality
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.

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