Hvide Sande is a small town in the middle of the

Holmsland Until January 1, 2007 Holmsland was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Ringkjøbing County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 95 km2 on a narrow strip of land, Holmsland Dun ...

Dunes and placed around the artificial canal which connects

Ringkøbing Fjord Ringkøbing Fjord, despite its name, is in fact a shallow lagoon on the west coast of Jutland. Skjern River terminates in Ringkøbing Fjord with a large river delta system to the east, and the lagoon is shielded from the North Sea by a long ist ...

to the North Sea, in the western part of

Central Denmark Region The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish mu ...

, formerly (until 1 January 2007)

Ringkjøbing County Ringkjøbing Amt (English, ''Ringkjøbing County'') is a former county ( Danish: ''amt'') on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. It had the lowest population density of all the Danish counties. The county was abolished effective January 1, ...

, Denmark. The town has a population of 2,874 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark and is the fifth largest fishing port in Denmark.Holmsland Dunes Tourist Information
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Geography

The town has, despite its size and placement on the absolute outskirts of Denmark, developed into a very active center for various businesses, first and foremost tourism, fishery, shipyards and more, as well as a harbour for offshore supply boats and services.

Tourism

Tourism is a major contributor to the local economy. Especially German, Danish, Scandinavian and Dutch tourists visit the town and the Holmsland Dunes. They come to the area first and foremost for the quiet and peace along with the possibility to perform a number of outdoor activities in a climate suitable for an active outdoor life. Biking, fishing, wandering and various boardsports are available from a number of vendors. The town's biggest employer is Hvide Sande Shipyard, Steel and Service (former Hvide Sande Skibs- & Baadebyggeri) where they build special purpose vessels, crew transfer vessels for the offshore sector and ferries. Vestvaerftet is another shipyard whose specialty is the building of all kinds of fishing vessels. In 2013 the port of Hvide Sande took a big step towards becoming a supply and support harbour for the offshore industry in the North Sea when the new 800 m long pier south of the harbour was finished thus making it possible for much larger ships to enter the port. In 2016 a new quay was finished in the south part of the outer harbour to accommodate an increased demand from both offshore vessels and freight ships. As of July 2016, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind chose the port of Hvide Sande as commissioning harbour for the operation of erecting wind turbines at the Horns rev 3 site 33 km south west of Hvide Sande. MHI Vestas will establish offices for up to 40 persons at the harbour in Hvide Sande. Hvide Sande 2012

Notable people

Henrik Have Henrik Have (14 March 1946 – 12 September 2014) was a Danish visual artist and author. His parents were a laborer, farm owner. Helmer Andreas Have and laborer Carla Christine Bloch. In 1989, he married Anne Katrine Kokholm Nielsen. He died on ...

(1946 — 2014 in Hvide Sande) a Danish author and artist *

Anne Lise Kjaer Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

(born 1962) a London-based futurist and keynote speaker, brought up in Hvide Sande

References

External links

Hvide Sande city websiteHvide Sande Shipyard, Steel and ServiceVestværftetMHI Vestas Offshore WindWeather forecast Hvide Sande, Denmark
Weather-atlas.com Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Port cities and towns of the North Sea {{CentralDK-stub

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Tourism

Notable people

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