Hørdum

Hørdum
Town
Hørdum Church
Hørdum Location in North Jutland Region Show map of North Jutland Region Hørdum Hørdum (Denmark) Show map of Denmark
Coordinates: 56°51′1″N 8°29′25″E
Country	Denmark
Region	North Jutland Region
Municipality	Thisted Municipality
Population  (2024)[1]
• Urban	203
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-7752 Snedsted

Hørdum is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2024 it had a population of 203.[1] It is located in the southern part of the Thy district 20 km southwest of Thisted and 30 km west of Nykøbing Mors.

Hørdum is served by Hørdum railway station located on the Thy Line between Thisted and Struer. [2]

The medieval Hørdum Church is located about 1 km east of the railway town on the western outskirts of the neighboring village of Koldby. The Hørdum stone, a Viking Age picture stone that depicts a legend from Norse mythology involving the god Thor and Jörmungandr, the Midgard serpent, is on display in the church.[3]

References

1. BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. "Hørdum Station" (in Danish). GoCollective. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
3. "NJy 30: Hørdum-billedsten". runer.ku.dk (in Danish). University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 29 April 2024.