Thisted
Thisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,005 (1 January 2011)[1] and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland.
The town name derives from the Germanic deity Tyr and could be translated into Tyr's Stead.
Market town status was given to Thisted in the year 1500.
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[edit] People from Thisted
disc jockey Kato, Thomas Kato Vittrup, J.P. Jacobsen, Jesper Grønkjær, Yutte Stensgaard, Christian Kold, and the pop duo Junior Senior are some notable people from Thisted. Grethe Rask, a medical doctor who worked in Africa in the 1970s is also from Thisted. Working in primitive conditions, Rask was the first known confirmed case of AIDS to be discovered by the western medical community Bent Larsen[citation needed]
[edit] 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 and Higher Technical Examination Programme.
[edit] Soccer
Thisted has a football team Thisted FC in the Danish 2nd Division West.
[edit] Cityscape
[edit] Brewery
Thisted is also home of the Brewery Thisted Bryghus known for its high quality organic beer.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Thisted Church
Thisted features a church Gothic-style church, the exterior of which contains a stone with Runic inscriptions.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
Coordinates: 56°57′N 8°42′E / 56.95°N 8.7°E
