Thisted

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Thisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has approximately 13,000 inhabitants and is located in Vendsyssel-Thy, in northwestern Jutland.

The town name ultimately derives from the Germanic deity Tyr and could be translated into Tyr's Stead.

Contents 1 People from Thisted 2 Education 3 Soccer 4 Cityscape 4.1 Brewery 4.2 Burial mound 4.3 Thisted Church 5 External links

[edit] People from Thisted

J.P. Jacobsen, Jesper Grønkjær, Yutte Stensgaard, Christian Kold, and the pop duo Junior Senior are some notable people from Thisted.

[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 soccer-team (Thisted FC) in the second-best division (Danish 2nd Division).

[edit] Cityscape

[edit] Brewery

Thisted is also home of the Brewery Thisted Bryghus known for its high quality and organic beer.

[edit] Burial mound

Main article: Langdos (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

• The official Thisted community website.

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