Thyborøn is a
fishing village in
Jutland
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Denmark
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with a population of 1,890 (1 January 2022),
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The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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primarily famous for being the site of numerous shipwrecks, such as that of the Imperial
Russia
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naval vessel
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''
Alexander Neuski''.
It is located in
Region Midtjylland in
Lemvig Municipality.
Thyborøn is the western terminus of the
Limfjord canal that cuts across the Jutland peninsula.
It is the location of the
Sea War Museum Jutland.
Notable people
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Johnny Madsen
Johnny Madsen (born in Thyborøn, Denmark on 31 March 1951) is a Danish musician, songwriter and painter. In the period 1983 to 1992, he was part of Dalton, a supergroup trio made of Madsen, Lars Lilholt and Allan Olsen. Johnny Madsen is livin ...
(born 1951 in Thyborøn) a Danish musician, songwriter and painter
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Henning Toft Bro
Henning Toft Bro is a Danish prelate who served as the Bishop of Aalborg, Denmark from 2010 until 2021.
Education
After graduation, Toft Bro went to the sea where he worked as a fisherman. Afterwards he was a port worker at the harbor in Thyborø ...
(born 1956 in Thyborøn) a Danish prelate, the
Bishop of Aalborg
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Louise Gade
Louise Gade (born 15 June 1972, in Thyborøn) is a Danish cand.jur., president of Aarhus VIA University College and former mayor of Aarhus, Denmark.
Louise Gade is the daughter of Harry Gade and Anna-Marie Gade. She was a student of ''Struer Gymn ...
(born 1972 in Thyborøn) a Danish
cand.jur.
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, president of Aarhus VIA University College and former Mayor of Aarhus, Denmark
References
External links
Weather forecast Thyborøn, Denmarkweather-atlas.com
Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region
Fishing communities
Lemvig Municipality
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