Denmark
Region of Southern Denmark
Esbjerg Municipality

Hjerting

Hjerting is a district of in southwest , Denmark, some 7 km north of the centre. As of 2011, it has 7,289 inhabitants. With a history as a fishing village going back some 700 years it is now an exclusive suburb with views over the sandy beach and the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hjerting Church and Langli.

Church
Photo: DJ Oldgransker, CC BY 3.0.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small marsh in the Ho Bugt near on the Danish North Sea Coast. It is 0.8 km long and is accessible from Ho over a 3 km long causeway at low tide. is situated 3½ km southwest of Hjerting.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guldager and Sædding.

Village
is a village and northern suburb of , with a population of 978, in , in . Church from the 12th century is located in the village. is situated 2½ km east of Hjerting.

Suburb
is a district of in southwest , Denmark, some 5 km northwest of the centre and 5 km southeast of Hjerting. is situated 3½ km southeast of Hjerting.

Village
, until 2021 Ravnsbjerg, is a small railway town and northern suburb of , with a population of 519. It is located in 2 km east of and 9 km north of central in in . is situated 5 km east of Hjerting.

Hjerting

Latitude
55.52583° or 55° 31′ 33″ north
Longitude
8.36313° or 8° 21′ 47″ east
Population
7,290
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DK HJT
Open location code
9F7CG9G7+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 259559721
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2620222
Wiki­data ID
Q12316916
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Hjerting” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Hjerting”
  • French: “Hjerting”
  • Turkish: “Hjerting”

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