Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the

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. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density
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and is located in Thy, in northwestern

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. Market town status was given to Thisted in 1500.

Name

The town's name derives from the

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deity Tyr and could be translated as ''Tyr's Stead''.

History

During the Jutland Peasant rebellion of 1441,

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, King of Denmark, approached the rebel camp at Husby Hole near St. Jørgen's Hill in northern Jutland and sent word that anyone who left the camp and went home, would not be punished for rebellion. The men from Thisted, as well as those of

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, left for which they were afterwards called cowards and traitors. In 1882, Thisted was connected with the Danish rail network as the

Thy railway line The Thy Line ( da, Thybanen) is a long standard gauge single track railway line in Denmark which runs between Struer and Thisted through the historical region of Thy. The railway opened in 1882. It is owned and maintained by Rail Net Denmar ...

between Thisted and Struer opened.

Geography

Thisted is located in northwestern

, in the traditional district of Thy, which forms the western part of the

North Jutlandic Island The North Jutlandic Island (), Vendsyssel-Thy, or Jutland north of the Limfjord (''Jylland nord for Limfjorden''), is the northernmost part of Denmark and of Jutland. It is more common to refer to the three traditional districts Vendsyssel, Han ...

. It is located on the northern shore of

Thisted Bredning Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)body of water A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans, seas, and lakes, but it includes smaller pools of water such ...

between Thy and the island of

, which itself is a part of the

Limfjord The Limfjord ( common Danish: ''Limfjorden'' , in north Jutlandish dialect: ''Æ Limfjord'') is a shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark where it has been regarded as a fjord ever since Viking times. However, it now has inlets both from ...

, a

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separating the North Jutlandic Island from the rest of the Jutland Peninsula. Thisted is located on three ridges, divided by two streams.

Demographics

Thisted has a population of 13,461, of which 6,622 males and 6,839 females (1 January 2022).

Economy

Thisted has a cluster of industries within food production: the Tican Slaughterhouse, Dragsbæk Maltfactory, Dragsbæk Margarinefactory, the brewery

Thisted Bryghus Thisted Brewery ( Danish: ''Thisted Bryghus'') is a regional brewery in Thisted in the north of Denmark founded in 1902. The brewery supplies the local market with pilsner beer, and has gained recognition internationally for beers like ''Pors ...

, known for its high quality organic beer, and Premier Ice.

Cityscape

Burial mound

Langdos, the largest

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in Denmark, is located in Thisted. The burial mound is 175 meters long and was built between 1800 and 1000 BC.

Thisted Church

Thisted features a Gothic-style church,

Thisted Church Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)Romanesque-style church around 1490. The exterior of the church contains a stone with

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Sports

Soccer

Thisted has a football team

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known a ...

in the

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(2022–2023 season)

Infrastructure

Rail

Thisted is served by Thisted railway station ( da, Thisted Banegård) which opened in 1882. It is the northern

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of the

which connects Thisted with Struer to the south. Thisted station offers frequent

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services to

Struer station Struer station ( da, Struer Station or ''Struer Banegård'') is a railway station serving the town of Struer in Jutland, Denmark. Struer station is an important railway junction where the Langå-Struer Line, the Esbjerg-Struer Line and the Thy ...

with onward connections by train from Struer to the rest of Denmark. Until 2019, it also offered direct

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services to

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Air

The small

Thisted Airport Thisted Airport ( da, Thisted Lufthavn) is a small airport servicing the Danish town of Thisted. It is owned by Thisted municipality. It is located on Danish national road 26, 8 kilometers from Hanstholm and 15 kilometers from Thisted. The airpor ...

( da, Thisted Lufthavn) is owned by

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, and is located 15 kilometers from Thisted. The airport opened in 1970, and until 2007 serviced daily flights between Thisted and the Danish capital,

. Today, the nearest

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from Thisted with scheduled national and

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s is

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east of Thisted (road distance).

Education

There are several educational institutions in Thisted. There are three schools, Østre skole, Rolighedskolen, and Tingstrup skole. There's also a gymnasium,

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and

Higher Technical Examination Programme In Denmark, the Higher Technical Examination Programme (HTX, in Danish: ''Højere Teknisk Eksamen'') is a 3-year vocationally oriented general upper secondary programme which builds on the 10th-11th form of the Folkeskole. It leads to the higher ...

Notable people

Conrad Malte-Brun Conrad Malte-Brun (12 August 177514 December 1826), born Malthe Conrad Bruun, and sometimes referred to simply as Malte-Brun, was a Dano-French geographer and journalist. His second son, Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun, was also a geographer. Today he ...

(1775 in Thisted – 1826) a Dano-French geographer, coined the name

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Hendrik Pontoppidan Hendrik Pontoppidan (21 March 1814 in Thisted – 22 February 1901) was a Danish merchant, consul and philanthropist. His parents were priest Børge P. Glahn and Mette Magdalene ( Glahn) but when he was three his father died and he was moved to ...

(1814 in Thisted – 1901) a Danish merchant, consul and philanthropist *

Christen Mikkelsen Kold Christen Mikkelsen Kold (sometimes spelled Kristen or Cristen; 29 March 1816 — 6 April 1870) was a Danish teacher, notable for creating the Danish Folk high school system, for non-degree education of adults. Kold was born in Thisted, Ju ...

(1816 in Thisted – 1870) a teacher, created the Danish high-school system * Knud Graah (1817–1909) a Norwegian industrialist and pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry *

Jens Peter Jacobsen Jens Peter Jacobsen (7 April 1847 – 30 April 1885) was a Danish novelist, poet, and scientist, in Denmark often just written as "J. P. Jacobsen". He began the naturalist movement in Danish literature and was a part of the Modern Br ...

(1847 in Thisted – 1885) a Danish novelist, poet and scientist *

Peter Tom-Petersen Peter Tom-Petersen (5 March 1861 – 27 July 1926) was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known primarily for cityscapes, interiors and other architectural paintings. His name was Peter Thomsen Petersen until 1920, when he had it legally changed ...

(1861 in Thisted – 1926) a painter and graphic artist of cityscapes and interiors *

Grethe Rask Margrethe P. Rask (1930 – 12 December 1977), better known as Grethe Rask, was a Danish physician and surgeon in Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). After setting up her own hospital in the village of Abumombazi in 1972, she ...

(1930 in Thisted – 1977) a physician and surgeon in

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, one of the first non-Africans to die of AIDS *

Yutte Stensgaard Yutte Stensgaard (born 14 May 1946) is a Danish actress born in Thisted, Jutland, Denmark, best known for her starring role in Hammer's '' Lust for a Vampire'' (1971). Career Born Jytte Stensgaard, she moved to the United Kingdom to improve her ...

(born 1946) an actress, known for her role in

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's ''

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'' (1971) * Mogens Dahl (born 1953 in Thisted) a Danish conductor, founded Mogens Dahl Concert Hall *

Kato (DJ) 235px, Kato (left) and Jon Nørgaard in April 2010 Thomas Kato Vittrup, better known as Kato (born 13 September 1981), is a Danish disc jockey and music producer mostly in the house genre. Musical career Kato started DJing at nightclubs in 200 ...

(born 1981 in Thisted) stage name of ''Thomas Kato Vittrup'', a DJ and music producer *

Junior Senior Junior Senior were a Danish pop duo. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion) (born 7 February 1977) and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen (vocals, programming) (born 25 December 1975). ...

(active 1998–2008) a pop duo from Thisted, Denmark

Sport

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Annette Jørgensen Annette Jørgensen (born 25 April 1966) is a Danish swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( k ...

(born 1966 in Thisted) a swimmer, competed in the

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Jesper Grønkjær Jesper Grønkjær (; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer. A pacey winger, Grønkjær played primarily on the right or left wing, or as a second striker. He played a total 400 league games for a number of European cl ...

(born 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) raised in Thisted, is a former Danish professional footballer *

Mads Agesen Mads Agesen (born 17 March 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career AGF Agesen joined AGF from Thisted FC in January 2004. He had moved with his girlfriend to the city when he had to started his stu ...

(born 1983 in Thisted) a Danish footballer, captain at

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Frederikke Thøgersen Frederikke Skjødt Thøgersen (born 24 July 1995) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for the Italian Serie A team Inter Milan and the Danish national team. Club career Thøgersen played six seasons with Fortuna ...

(born 1995 in Thisted) a Danish professional football player, plays for

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and the

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Malthe Jakobsen Malthe Jakobsen (born 29 October 2003) is a Danish racing driver. He is the 2022 European Le Mans Series champion in the LMP3 class with Cool Racing. Single-seater career 2018 Jakobsen began his car racing career in his homeland, compet ...

(born 2003 in Thisted) a Danish racing driver

Emigrants to the United States

Hans Ditlev Bendixsen Hans Ditlev Bendixsen (October 14, 1842 – February 12, 1902) was a Danish-American shipbuilder who was instrumental in the development of the merchant marine industry on the West Coast of the United States. His lumber schooners were built in o ...

(1842 in Thisted – 1902) (emigrated c.1865) an American shipbuilder, developed the merchant marine industry on the West Coast of the United States *

Lawrence Waldemar Tonner Lawrence Waldemar Tonner (October 15, 1861 – May 25, 1947) was an 1870 immigrant from Denmark who became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1875. Tonner met Jesse Shepard/Francis Grierson in 1885 and became his companion and pe ...

(1861 in Thisted – 1947) (emigrated 1870) companion and personal secretary of composer and pianist

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for more than 40 years

References

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