West Jutland
West Jutland comprise the western part of central Jutland. In Danish it is known as Vestjylland and administratively, it is part of the much larger Central Denmark Region that also includes East Jutland.Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Herning and Varde.
Herning
Varde
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Varde is a town in West Jutland. The municipality is the largest coastal tourism municipality in Denmark and especially attracts tourists to the coastal destinations of Blåvand, Vejers Strand and Henne Strand.
Ringkøbing
Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ringkøbing is an old town of 10,000 people in West Jutland on the Ringkøbing Fjord. It has quant small streets and a central square.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Skjern.
Skjern
Photo: Henrik søvang, CC BY 3.0.
Skjern is a railway town just north of the Skjern river in western Jutland, Denmark with a population of 7,737. The town was the seat of the former Skjern Municipality, though since 2007 it has been the joint administrative seat of Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.
West Jutland
- Type: landscape
- Location: Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude of center
56.1° or 56° 6′ northLongitude of center
8.72° or 8° 43′ 12″ eastWikidata ID
Q12340819
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“West Jutland” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Vestjylland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vestjylland”
- Norwegian: “Vestjylland”
- Slovenian: “Zahodna Jutlandija”
- Swedish: “Västjylland”
- Swedish: “Vestjylland”
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