Thisted municipality is a

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. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 45,549 (2008). The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of

Thisted Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,461 (1 January 2022)''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with

Hanstholm Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,104 (1 January 2022).

and Sydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.

Locations

Thy

Thisted municipality is roughly identical with the traditional district of Thy, except that the municipality includes a small portion of the district Hanherred, but not the southernmost peninsula of Thy, Thyholm.

Politics

Municipal council

Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Notable people

* Niels Andersen (1835 in Ydby, Thisted County - 1911) a Danish businessman and politician; created the first large construction company in Denmark; lived in Søholm from 1877 * Andreas Riis Carstensen (1844 in Sennels, near Thisted – 1906) a Danish painter who specialized in maritime scenes, notably of Greenland. *

Johan Skjoldborg Johan Skjoldborg (27 April 1861 – 22 February 1936) was a Danish educator, novelist, playwright and memoirist. Biography Johan Martinus Nielsen Skjoldborg was born in the parish of Øsløs in Thisted in north Jutland, Denmark. He was educated ...

(1861 in Øsløs in Thisted – 1936) a Danish educator, novelist, playwright and memoirist *

Andrew Petersen Andrew Nicholas Petersen (March 10, 1870 – September 28, 1953) was a patternmaker and foundry company executive who served as a U.S. Representative from New York. Early life Born near Thisted, Denmark, Petersen immigrated to the United ...

(1870 near Thisted – 1953) was a patternmaker, foundry company executive and politician in

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Aage Oxenvad Aage Oxenvad (16 January 188413 April 1944) was a Danish clarinetist who played in the Royal Danish Orchestra from 1909. Carl Nielsen wrote his Clarinet Concerto for Oxenvad who played at its premiere in 1928. Early life Aage Oxenvad was born in ...

(1884 in Gettrup near Thisted – 1944) a Danish clarinetist who played in the

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from 1909 * Erik Aalbæk Jensen (1923 in Thy – 1997) a Danish writer and Lutheran minister *

Bent Larsen Jørgen Bent Larsen (4 March 1935 – 9 September 2010) was a Danish chess grandmaster and author. Known for his imaginative and unorthodox style of play, he was the second strongest non-Soviet player, behind Bobby Fischer, for much of the 196 ...

(1935 in Tilsted near Thisted – 2010) a Danish chess grandmaster and author *

Jonas Vingegaard Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen (; born 10 December 1996) is a Danish cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the 2022 edition of the Tour de France. Vingegaard started as a youth rider for various Danish teams, making his breakthrough as a sen ...

(born 1996 in Hillerslev) a Danish cyclist

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Municipality's official website
(In Danish) {{Authority control Municipalities of the North Jutland Region Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 2007