Thisted Municipality


Thisted municipality is a municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km², and has a total population of 45,549. Its mayor is Erik Hove Olesen, a member of the Social Democrats. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Thisted.
On 1 January 2007 Thisted municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen, merged with Hanstholm and Sydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.

Thy

Thisted municipality is roughly identical with the traditional district of Thy, except that the municipality includes a small portion of the district Hanherred, but not the southernmost peninsula of Thy, Thyholm.

Notable people of the municipality