Hirtshals Harbour

Hirtshals Harbour is a port in Hjørring Municipality, North Jutland. Hirtshals Harbour is situated nearby to the public aquarium Nordsøen Oceanarium, as well as near the railway station Lilleheden railway halt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nordsøen Oceanarium and Lilleheden railway halt.

Nordsøen Oceanarium

Public aquarium

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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. Nordsøen Oceanarium is situated 390 metres south of Hirtshals Harbour.

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 580 metres south of Hirtshals Harbour.

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 1 km west of Hirtshals Harbour.

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. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland.

Horne

Village

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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 3½ km south of Hirtshals Harbour.

Åbyen

Village

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Åbyen is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Hirtshals Harbour.

Hirtshals Harbour

Type: Port
Also known as: “Hirtshals Ferry Port” and “Hirtshals Port”
Category: transportation
Location: Hjørring Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.59006° or 57° 35′ 24″ north

Longitude

9.97842° or 9° 58′ 42″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

United Nations Location Code

DK HIR

Open location code

9F9FHXRH+29

GeoNames ID

9828916

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