Nors

Nors is a small town, with a population of 1,106, in Thy district, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located in Thisted Municipality 14 km southeast of Hanstholm and 9 km north of Thisted.

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Type: Village with 1,050 residents
Description: town in Denmark
Also known as: “Norse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nors Church and Hillerslev Church.

Nors Church

Church

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Hillerslev Church

Church

Hillerslev Church

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Hillerslev Church is situated 3½ km east of Nors.

Kåstrup Church

Church

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Kåstrup Church is situated 3½ km east of Nors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillerslev and Thisted.

Hillerslev

Village

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Hillerslev is a village in Thy, northwestern Jutland in the Thisted Municipality, in North Jutland Region. As of 1 January 2026, it has a population of 361. Hillerslev is situated 3½ km east of Nors.

Thisted

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Thisted is the main town of the Thy region in North Jutland. It is home to a little more than 13,500 people.

Ræhr

Village

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Ræhr is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Nors.

Nors

Categories: town and locality
Location: Thisted Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.02039° or 57° 1′ 13″ north

Longitude

8.67814° or 8° 40′ 41″ east

Population

1,050

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

9F9C2MCH+57

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9916365640

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Nors” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Nors”
Asturian: “Nors”
Danish: “Nors”
Dutch: “Nors”
Finnish: “Nors”
Polish: “Nors”
Spanish: “Nors”
Turkish: “Nors”

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Localities in the Area

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