Hirtshals

Hirtshals is a transport stop in Hjørring, North Jutland. Hirtshals is situated nearby to the village Horne, as well as near Åbyen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hirtshals railway station and 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 1 km southwest of Hirtshals.

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 1 km south of Hirtshals.

Hirtshals Church

Church

Photo: Matthias Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirtshals Church is situated 1¼ km southwest of Hirtshals.

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 south of Hirtshals.

Åbyen

Village

Photo: Tsca, CC BY 3.0.

Åbyen is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Hirtshals.

Hirtshals

Type: Transport stop
Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
Location: Hjørring, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.59589° or 57° 35′ 45″ north

Longitude

9.97559° or 9° 58′ 32″ east

Operator

Fjord Line;Smyril Line

Open location code

9F9FHXWG+96

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1117218378

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=ferry_terminal

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

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