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477: 20: 1231: 1356: 150: 300:. For the same period he had been missed by his parents, who thought he was dead, but he was now re-united with them on the initiative of the police officer. Forest workers told they were aware of the man's existence, particularly that he had left behind many eggshells at the shelters and seemingly was nourished on eggs, but since he didn't do any harm they had left him alone. 315:, Germany. The wolf was four years old and it is believed that it traversed the 850 km to Thy National Park. Wolves have been exterminated in Denmark for 200 years. In the beginning of 2013 a wolf-like creature was observed in Thy and a carcass bearing marks associated with a wolf-kill was found on 18 February. On 1 March 2013, the Minister of the Environment 500:
is a major business in summer, the coastal villages receiving many German tourists and smaller numbers of Norwegians, Swedes, Dutch and others. Although the coastal resorts have areas with individual holiday houses, they maintain a native population as well. The only major hotel-like holiday complex
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on Zealand for example. Since Thy is exposed to winds from both the north and the west, even from the North Atlantic, the sand drift went the furthest inland in this area, as far as 18 km (11 mi). Parts of the sandy stretches have been turned into
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of Thisted. The latter offers technical and mercantile secondary education in Thy Uddannelsescenter which consists of several higher educations. Many youths leave the area for major centres of higher education such as
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woods. A line of lakes, believed to have been caused by the sand drifts blocking the outflow to the sea, mark the border between the western, sparsely populated sandy area and the eastern, fertile farmland.
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in the 15th to 19th centuries which covered much formerly fertile land. The sand drifting affected the whole west coast of Jutland, and various other parts of Denmark as well like
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was found in the national park area. After thorough DNA-tests it was finally confirmed that there was a 100% match with a wolfpack in the
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in the state forest of Hjardemål Klit, one of the more deserted areas in the north of Thy. For three years, the middle-aged man from
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present in the limestone. A Neolithic flint quarry has been restored at Hov east of Thisted. Thy was densely populated in the
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On 22 August 2008, Thy National Park officially opened, as the first of three realized national parks out of seven planned.
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The Nordic Folk Centre for Renewable Energy is internationally known for its research in
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the area had vital trade links across the North Sea, being Christianised from England by
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to introduce ecological beer and has a growing sale of its many speciality beer types.
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With its position in the northwestern corner of Jutland, Thy is far from the greater
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is today the largest village church of Scandinavia. In 1085 Thy was the gatehead for
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Since the Danish municipal reform of 1 January 2007, Thy is roughly identical with
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built huge fortifications along the west coast of Jutland for fear that the
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is at Vigsø Bugt east of Hanstholm. Thy has become a major destination for
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National route 11 passes through Thy from north to south on its way from
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which were covered by sea in Neolithic times, but fell dry because of the
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Thy has a very varied landscape. In the north it is marked by flat
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DCE - Danish Centre For Environment And Energy (Aarhus University)
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Thy is still a mainly rural area, the traditional businesses of
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of Thy. Thy is by some scholars thought to be the origin of the
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and from there onwards to central Jutland, national route 26)
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being more prevalent than in many other areas of Denmark.
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even further northeast. In the Limfjord is the island of
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National route 29 goes from Hanstholm eastwards to the
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Breeding wolves in Jutland probable within 10 years
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Nearby is the 121:Thy forms the western part of the 23:Thy coast looking to the south at 14: 1428: 1038: 652: 621:Secondary education includes the 252:in the northeast are the largest 1412:Traditional districts of Denmark 1355: 1354: 1229: 985:"Wild boars make a comeback too" 930:Traditional districts of Denmark 908:, currently no scheduled traffic 603:manufacturers), all in Thisted. 449:would take place here. The vast 421:'s plans to retake England from 337:("thioth"), meaning people. The 428: 330:is originally the same word as 51:. It is situated north of the 1311:Transport & Infrastructure 1022: 1003: 991: 977: 974:The Copenhagen Post (07.12.12) 965: 953: 942: 860:Small internal ferries on the 811:existed from 1904 to 1/4-1969. 392: 79:are minor towns in the area. 1: 960:Hermit re-united with parents 935: 709:down to the German border at 682:National route 26, in part a 231:. This is the result of huge 188:. Behind the dunes, there is 1045:Official tourist information 792:), local trains operated by 766:(eastwards to the island of 616: 553:(medical plastic products), 529:in Sjørring (subsupplier to 368: 303:On 19 November 2012, a dead 16:District in Jutland, Denmark 7: 1012:, Politikens Forlag, 1986, 923: 899: 774: 727:, a scenic route along the 508: 361:placed the Teutons and the 10: 1433: 815: 803:A railway from Thisted to 751: 747:landscape along the coast. 649:for developing countries. 599:(one of Denmark's largest 565:HM Automatic/Thy El-Teknik 521:in Nors), prefab windows ( 492: 460: 385:and has a great number of 322: 270: 1351: 1310: 1284: 1238: 1227: 1093: 480:The leisure fishing boat 144: 891:(strictly speaking from 676: 589:Dragsbæk Margarinefabrik 437:Denmark was occupied by 1333:Thisted Railway Station 1318:Danish national road 11 1297:Listed buildings (list) 1239:Geography & Nature 597:Mejerigaarden/Polar Is 489: 154: 129:to the northeast with 123:North Jutlandic Island 100:Central Denmark Region 28: 796:as well as two daily 609:was the first Danish 527:Sjørring Maskinfabrik 479: 423:William the Conqueror 224:including the unique 152: 86:which belongs to the 36:Danish pronunciation: 22: 1417:Thisted Municipality 1388:56.88333°N 8.46667°E 1094:Towns & villages 1087:Thisted Municipality 854:Thy ferries cargo as 419:King Canute the Holy 227:Dactylorhiza majalis 163:post-glacial rebound 88:North Denmark Region 84:Thisted Municipality 1384: /  581:Dragsbæk Maltfabrik 229:subsp. calcifugiens 96:Struer Municipality 972:Yep, it was a wolf 725:Green Coastal Road 720:motorway at Hobro. 700:European route E45 543:combine harvesters 490: 339:Danish Census Book 192:with stretches of 155: 29: 1393:56.88333; 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Index


Nørre Vorupør
[ˈtʰyˀ]
Jutland
Denmark
Limfjord
North Sea
Skagerrak
Thisted
Snedsted
Hanstholm
Hurup
Thisted Municipality
North Denmark Region
Thyholm Peninsula
Struer Municipality
Central Denmark Region
Hanstholm
Thisted
Sydthy
Thyholm
North Jutlandic Island
Hanherred
Vendsyssel
Mors
West Jutlandic

coastal plains
post-glacial rebound
limestone

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