Nordsøen Oceanarium

Nordsøen Oceanarium is a public aquarium and museum that opened in 1998 on the shores of the North Sea in Hirtshals, north Jutland, Denmark. Their main tank, which holds 4,500,000 litres, is the largest in Northern Europe, but the Oceanarium also has several smaller habitat aquariums and an exhibit with seals.

Photo: Tsca, Public domain.

Email: info@nordsoemail.dk
Type: Public aquarium
Description: aquarium in Hirtshals, Denmark
Also known as: “Nordsomuseet”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lilleheden railway halt and Hirtshals railway station.

Lilleheden railway halt

Railway station

Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lilleheden railway halt is a railway halt serving the eastern part of the town of Hirtshals in Vendsyssel, Denmark, as well as the nearby public aquarium Nordsøen Oceanarium. Lilleheden railway halt is situated 290 metres southwest of Nordsøen Oceanarium.

Hirtshals railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tsca, CC BY 3.0.

Hirtshals railway station is the main railway station serving the town of Hirtshals in Vendsyssel, Denmark. It is located in the central part of the town, and is situated between the town centre and the Port of Hirtshals. Hirtshals railway station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Nordsøen Oceanarium.

Hirtshals Church

Church

Photo: Matthias Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirtshals Church is situated 1 km west of Nordsøen Oceanarium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirtshals and Horne.

Hirtshals

Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe.

Horne

Village

Photo: Dphreak, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Horne is a village in Hjørring Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026, it has the population of 672. It is located in the north-western part of the Vendsyssel district about 5 km south of the town of Hirtshals. Horne is situated 3 km south of Nordsøen Oceanarium.