Hjørring
Sign in to saveHjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,908 (according to an official census carried on 1 January 2025). It is also one of Denmark's oldest towns, having celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town in 1993.
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- hjoerring.dk
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Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,908 (according to an official census carried on 1 January 2025). It is also one of Denmark's oldest towns, having celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town in 1993.
Hjørring is centrally located in a sparsely populated area and serves as an urban center for large parts of especially the western and central Vendsyssel.
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