Foundation pre-history (unknown) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 13,079 (1 Jan 2014) Number of airports 1 | Region Nordjylland Market town 1500 Website www.thisted.dk Municipality Thisted Municipality | |
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Thisted is a town in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, in Denmark. It has a population of 13,079 (1 January 2014) and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland.
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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.
People from Thisted
J.P. Jacobsen, Jesper Grønkjær, Bent Larsen, Yutte Stensgaard, Christen Mikkelsen Kold, and the pop duo Junior Senior and disc jockey Kato 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
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.
Soccer
Thisted has a football team Thisted FC in the Danish 2nd Division West (2016-2017 season).
Brewery
Thisted is also home of the Brewery Thisted Bryghus known for its high quality organic beer.
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.
Thisted Church
Thisted features a church Gothic-style church, the exterior of which contains a stone with Runic inscriptions.
History
During the Jutland Peasant rebellion of 1441, Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, approached the rebel camp at Husby Hole near St. Jørgen's Hill in northern Jutland and sent word that anyone who left the camp and went home, would not be punished for rebellion. The men from Thisted, as well as those of Mors, left for which they were afterwards called cowards and traitors.
Rail
Thisted is served by Thisted railway station. It is located on the Thy railway line and offers direct InterCity services to Copenhagen and local train services to Struer.