Tårs is a Danish town with a population of 1,839 (1 January 2025)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Statistics Denmark Statistics Denmark () is a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, reporting to the Minister of Economic and Internal Affairs. The organization is responsible for creating statistics on the Danish society ...

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 which also comprises the areas Hanherred and Thy. Vendsy ...

, the northern part of

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

. 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 ...

History

The name of the village probably originates from the Nordic god

Thor Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, 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 g ...

. 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 program ...

(born 1976 in Tårs) a Danish TV presenter

References

External links

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