Hanstholm Lighthouse

Hanstholm Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland. Hanstholm Lighthouse is situated nearby to Hansted Church, as well as near the village Ræhr.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hansted Church and Bunkermuseum Hanstholm.

Hansted Church

Church

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Bunkermuseum Hanstholm

Museum

Bunkermuseum Hanstholm

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Bunkermuseum Hanstholm is situated 1½ km northeast of Hanstholm Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanstholm and Ræhr.

Hanstholm

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Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in northern Denmark. The population of the town is 2,058.

Ræhr

Village

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Ræhr is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Hanstholm Lighthouse.

Vigsø

Hamlet

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Vigsø is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km east of Hanstholm Lighthouse.

Hanstholm Lighthouse

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: lighthouse in Denmark
Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: Thisted Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.11271° or 57° 6′ 46″ north

Longitude

8.59855° or 8° 35′ 55″ east

Elevation

47 metres (154 feet)

Inception

1843

Height

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

9F9C4H7X+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Hanstholm Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Danish: “Hanstholm Fyr”
French: “phare de Hanstholm”
French: “Phare de Hanstholm”
German: “Hanstholm Fyr”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Hanstholm fyr”
Norwegian: “Hanstholm fyr”
Swedish: “Hanstholm fyr”

Localities in the Area

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