Svankær
Svankær is a hamlet in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland and has about 92 residents. Svankær is situated nearby to the hamlet Hedegårde, as well as near Vittrup.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 92 residents
- Description: small village in Thisted Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Svankaer” and “Svankjær”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hvidbjerg Church and Ørum Voldsted.
Ørum Voldsted
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ørum Voldsted is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km south of Svankær.
Bedsted Church
Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bedsted Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Svankær.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedsted and Hørdum.
Bedsted
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bedsted, in postal and railway terms Bedsted Thy, is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2025 it has a population of 698. Bedsted is situated 5 km southeast of Svankær.
Hørdum
Village
Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hørdum is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2025 it had a population of 211. It is located in the southern part of the Thy district 20 km southwest of Thisted and 30 km west of Nykøbing Mors. Hørdum is situated 8 km east of Svankær.
Stenbjerg
Hamlet
Stenbjerg is a fishing village on the former island of Thy in the northwest of Jutland, Denmark. It is noted for its small white fishermen's huts next to the sandy beach. Stenbjerg is situated 8 km north of Svankær.
Svankær
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Thisted Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.84595° or 56° 50′ 45″ northLongitude
8.36127° or 8° 21′ 41″ eastPopulation
92Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
9F8CR9W6+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 11861549722OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2612068Wikidata ID
Q122877639
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Svankær” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Svankær”
- Danish: “Svankjær”
- Turkish: “Svankær”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hedegårde and Vittrup.
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Highlights include Jacobshøi and Baunehøi.
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