Hjørring - Springvandspladsen

Hjørring is a municipality in northern Denmark, in the county of North Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ( → Vendsyssel). The municipality covers an area of 311.4 km², and has a total population of 35,558 (2002). Download high resolution version (800x624, 92 KB)Hjørring, Springvandspladsen, 2004 © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki, tsca#sdf. ... Download high resolution version (800x624, 92 KB)Hjørring, Springvandspladsen, 2004 © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki, tsca#sdf. ... Nordjyllands Amt (English North Jutland County) is a county in northern Denmark, on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland, German: Jütland) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... Vendsyssel-Thy or Nørrejyske Ø (Danish for North Jutland Island) is the northmost part of the Jutland Peninsula (Denmark) and the second largest island of Denmark. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The name of the town derives from the Old Norse language and consists of two parts: Hjórr (which means a sword) and -ing (a typical ending of old Danish town names). Old Norse is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until the 13th century. ... A sword (from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swerd lit. ...

External links

• Official website (http://www.hjoerringkom.dk)