Thisted
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Thisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has 12,379 inhabitants[1] and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland.
The town name ultimately derives from the Germanic deity Tyr and could be translated into Tyr's Stead. The status as a market town was given to Thisted in the year 1500.
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[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. Bent Larsen
[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 Danish 1st Division Viasat Divisionen.
[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.
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Coordinates: 56°57′N 8°42′E / 56.95°N 8.7°E
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