Galgebakke

Galgebakke is a hill in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland and has an elevation of 49 metres. Galgebakke is situated nearby to the hamlet Hassing, as well as near Villerslev.

Type: Hill with an elevation of 49 metres
Description: hill in Denmark
Also known as: “Galgehøj”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hassing Church and Villerslev Church.

Bedsted Thy railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bedsted Thy station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Bedsted in Thy, Denmark. The station is located on the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted. Bedsted Thy railway station is situated 3 km west of Galgebakke.

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 2026 it has a population of 702. Bedsted is situated 3 km west of Galgebakke.

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 2026 it had a population of 212. 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 4½ km northeast of Galgebakke.

Koldby

Village

Koldby is a village, with a population of 699, in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located in the southern part of the Thy district 2 km east of Hørdum and 18 km southwest of Thisted. Koldby is situated 5 km northeast of Galgebakke.

Galgebakke

Category: landform
Location: Thisted Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.81382° or 56° 48′ 50″ north

Longitude

8.45832° or 8° 27′ 30″ east

Elevation

49 metres (161 feet)

Open location code

9F8CRF75+G8

GeoNames ID

2621722

Wikidata ID

Q23747598

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Galgebakke” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Galgebakke”
Danish: “Galgebakke”
Dutch: “Galgebakke (kulle i Danmark, Region Nordjylland)”
Swedish: “Galgebakke”

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