Tårs is a Danish town with a population of 1,850 (1 January 2023)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Statistics Denmark Statistics Denmark ( da, Danmarks Statistik) is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing and which reports to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating st ...

situated in

Vendsyssel Vendsyssel () is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island, but the name often used informally for the entire island. ...

, the northern part of

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

. Tårs is a part of

Hjørring Municipality Hjørring Municipality is a municipality (Danish: '' kommune'') in North Jutland Region on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , making it the ...

History

The name of the village probably originates from the Nordic god

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...

. The area was in 1264 mentioned as Thorse, which could mean ''Thor's sanctuary''.Visit Tårs

Notable people

* Eigil Nielsen (1948 in Tårs – 2019) a Danish footballer who played as a midfielder, mainly in Switzerland *

Sisse Fisker Sisse Fisker (born 8 August 1976) is a Danish television presenter. From January 2007 to December 2014, she was a presenter at DR's daily news program, ''Aftenshowet'' on DR1, and she has been attending the "Healthy" exercise and health programs. ...

(born 1976 in Tårs) a Danish TV presenter

References

Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region Hjørring Municipality {{NJutlandDK-stub