Thisted

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Pedestrianized street of Thisted

The main church of Thisted

Coat of arms

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.

1 People from Thisted
2 Education
3 Soccer
4 Cityscape
5 External links
6 References

[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 (Danish 2nd Division). Next season, they will be in the danish 1st division.

[edit] Cityscape

[edit] Brewery

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