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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Hjørring is a city in Denmark, situated within Hjørring Municipality and the Region Nordjylland. It serves as the capital of both Hjørring Municipality and Hjørring County. The city is located at an elevation of approximately 50 to 51 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00 time zones. Its postal code is 9800.
The population of Hjørring is recorded as 25,917 in one dataset and 25,644 in another. The city has twinned relationships with Werder (Havel), Kristiansand, Kerava, and Reykjanesbær. Hjørring is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and is associated with a specific category of people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hjørring
- Region
- Region Nordjylland
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 25,644
- Timezone
- Europe/Copenhagen
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hjørring
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Springvandspladsen, Hjørring 2004 3 ubt.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Hjørring
- Settlement.image_seal
- Hjørringsegl jth.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Hjørring.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Scandinavia#Europe
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Denmark##Location within Scandinavia##Location within Europe
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Denmark (Nordjylland)
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Hjørring
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 17.8
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_urban
- 25908
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Denmark
- Population
- 25917
- Elevation
- 50
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- hjoerring.dk
- Image
- Springvandspladsen, Hjørring 2004 3 ubt.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Changchun
- Commons category
- Hjørring
- topic's main category
- Category:Hjørring
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hjørring
- Commons gallery
- Hjørring
- postal code
- 9800
- P8168
- Theodor Kramer
- P12749
- January 26
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Travel guide
Get in
Hjørring is a major train stop and transport centre in the region, with buses to most cities, villages and beaches across the county. Trains for Frederikshavn and Aalborg (continuing south towards Copenhagen) are run by Danish State Railways the private railway line to Hirtshals by Nordjyske jernbaner [http://www.njba.dk, and all buses by Nordjyllands trafikselskab .
Do
Football: Vendsyssel FF play soccer in First Division, Denmark's second tier. Their home ground (capacity 7500) is 500 m east of Hjørring town centre.
Go next
Lønstrup is a picturesque village which is part of the Hjørring municipality and just a 15-minute drive away.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Industrialization
- Post-war period
- 21st century
- Geography
- Cityscape
- Arts and culture
- Museums
- Performing arts
- Festivals and events
- Football clubs
- Education
- Transportation
- Rail
- Air
- Healthcare
- Notable people
- Sport
- Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hjørring” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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