Hirtshals Light
Hirtshals Light is a lighthouse in Hjørring, North Jutland. Hirtshals Light is situated nearby to the village Horne, as well as near Åbyen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Denmark
- Also known as: “Hirtshals Fyr”, “Hirtshals Fyret”, and “Hirtshals Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hirtshals railway station and Hirtshals Church.
Hirtshals railway station
Railway station
Hirtshals railway station is the main railway station serving the town of Hirtshals in Vendsyssel, Denmark. The station is the northern terminus of the Hirtshalsbanen railway line from Hjørring to Hirtshals. Hirtshals railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Hirtshals Light.
Hirtshals Church
Church
Photo: Matthias Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirtshals Church is situated 1¼ km east of Hirtshals Light.
Hirtshals Kro
Restaurant
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hirtshals Kro is a restaurant, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Hirtshals Light.
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 2025, it has the population of 661. It is located in the north-western part of the Vendsyssel district about 5 km south of the town of Hirtshals. Horne is situated 4 km southeast of Hirtshals Light.
Hirtshals Light
- Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Hjørring, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.58474° or 57° 35′ 5″ northLongitude
9.9419° or 9° 56′ 31″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Inception
1863Height
35 metres (115 feet)Named after
HirtshalsOpen location code
9F9FHWMR+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 141796728OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yes
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Hirtshals Light” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hirtshals fyr”
- Danish: “Hirtshals Fyr”
- French: “Phare de Hirtshals”
- German: “Hirtshals Fyr”
- German: “Hirtshals Leuchtturm”
- German: “Leuchtturm von Hirtshals”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hirtshals fyr”
- Swedish: “Hirtshals fyr”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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