Hanstholm

Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in the northern part of Denmark. Coordinates: 57°07′12″N 08°37′12″E / 57.12°N 8.62°E / 57.12; 8.62. Population of the area is about 3,500 (2004), and the town has a population of 2,361 (1 January 2011). 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 2nd millennium, churches were built in Vigsø, Ræhr and Hansted, forming three parishes. In the end of the 20th century, Denmark's largest harbor was built in Hansted, and a 10-fold bigger harbor town was...