- Thisted
Thisted is a town in
Thisted municipality ofRegion Nordjylland , inDenmark . It has 12,379 inhabitants [Danmarks Statistik (Statistics Denmark), [http://www.dst.dk] .] and is located inThy , in northwesternJutland .The town name ultimately derives from the Germanic deity
Tyr and could be translated into "Tyr's Stead".The status as a market town was given to Thisted in the year 1500.People from Thisted
J.P. Jacobsen,
Jesper Grønkjær ,Yutte Stensgaard , Christian Kold, and the pop duoJunior Senior are some notable people from Thisted.Education
There are several educational institutions in Thisted. There are three schools, Østre skole, Rolighedskolen, and Tingstrup skole. There's also a gymnasium,
Higher Preparatory Examination ,Higher Commercial Examination Programme andHigher Technical Examination Programme .occer
Thisted has a soccer-team
Thisted FC in theDanish 1st Division Viasat Divisionen.Cityscape
Brewery
Thisted is also home of the Brewery
Thisted Bryghus known for its high quality organic beer.Burial mound
Langdos, the largest
bronze age burial mound 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 church Gothic-style church, the exterior of which contains a stone with Runic inscriptions.
External links
* [http://www.thisted.dk/ Website of Thisted Municipality.]
References
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