Blåvandshuk
Blåvandshuk is a headland on the North Sea coast of Jutland northwest of Esbjerg, and is the westernmost point of metropolitan Denmark. The Blåvand Lighthouse is the westernmost located building in Denmark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: westernmost point of Denmark
- Also known as: “Blaavands Huk” and “Blavands Huk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blåvand Lighthouse and Oksby Church.
Blåvand Lighthouse
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blåvand Lighthouse is a seacoast lighthouse in Blåvandshuk near Esbjerg, Denmark. Built in 1900 to replace an older light, the lighthouse lies on Blåvandshuk, the westernmost point in Denmark, making Blåvand Lighthouse the country's westernmost building.
Oksby Church
Church
Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oksby Church is situated 4 km east of Blåvandshuk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vejers Strand and Ho.
Vejers Strand
Village
Photo: Chron-Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vejers Strand is a small Danish town with only 27 inhabitants, but a multitude of holiday homes. Vejers Strand is situated in the former Ribe Amt, and is part of the Syddanmark region as of 2007, roughly 30 km northern of the town of Esbjerg and between the villages of Blåvand and Grærup on the west coast of Jutland. Vejers Strand is situated 8 km north of Blåvandshuk.
Ho
Hamlet
Ho is a village in southwestern Jutland in the Varde Municipality, in Region of Southern Denmark. Many tourists, especially Germans, visit the village primarily because of the nature of the area. Ho is situated 9 km east of Blåvandshuk.
Blåvandshuk
- Category: spit
- Location: Varde Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.55846° or 55° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
8.07592° or 8° 4′ 33″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
9F7CH35G+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 8700034898OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Blåvandshuk” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Blåvands Huk”
- Cebuano: “Blåvands Huk”
- Danish: “Blåvands Huk”
- Danish: “Blåvandshuk”
- Dutch: “Blåvandshuk”
- Finnish: “Blåvands Huk”
- Finnish: “Blåvandshuk”
- German: “Blåvands Huk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blåvands Huk”
- Russian: “Блованнс-Хук”
- Swedish: “Blåvands Huk”
- Swedish: “Blåvandshuk”
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Highlights include Horns Rev Visitor Center and Blåvand Naturcenter.
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