Thurso
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
- Town with about 7,930 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 feet (20 metres)
- …is also known as “Inbhir Theòrsa”
- …was formerly known as “Tarvodubron”
- Description: town in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Thurso Castle and Thurso railway station.
Thurso railway station
Thurso railway station is a railway station located…
Dunbar Hospital
Hospital
Dunbar Hospital is a health facility in Ormlie Road, Thurso, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scrabster and Burnside.
Scrabster
Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland.
Thurso East
Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5…
Thurso
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Latitude
58.5947° or 58° 35′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.5206° or 3° 31′ 14″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB THR
Open location code
9CCRHFVH+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Thurso” goes by many names.
تورسوArabic
ThursoAsturian
ThursoBasque
ТэрсаBelarusian
তুরসোBengali
Inbhir TheòrsaBreton
ThursoCatalan
ThursoCebuano
瑟索Chinese
苏尔索Chinese
蘇爾索Chinese
Inbhir TheòrsaCornish
ThursoDanish
ThursoDutch
تورسوEgyptian Arabic
ThursoEsperanto
થુરસોGujarati
תורסוHebrew
ThursoIcelandic
Inbhir TheórsaIrish
ThursoItalian
サーソーJapanese
ತುರ್ಸೊKannada
서소Korean
TērsoLatvian
TursasLithuanian
Inbhir TheòrsaManx
ThursoNorwegian
ThursoNorwegian Bokmål
ThursoNorwegian Nynorsk
تورسوPersian
ThursoPolish
ТерсоRussian
ThirsaScots
ThursaScots
Inbhir TheòrsaScottish Gaelic
తుర్సోTelugu
ТерсоUkrainian
تھرسوUrdu
ThursoVietnamese
Inbhir TheòrsaWelsh
ThursoWelsh
Thurso - Inbhir Theòrsa
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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