Thisted Municipality

Thisted Municipality
Thisted Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
View of beach with small trawlers berthing in Vorupør
View of beach with small trawlers berthing in Vorupør
Coat of arms of Thisted Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°57′10″N 8°36′10″E / 56.9528°N 8.6028°E / 56.9528; 8.6028
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorNiels Jørgen Pedersen
Area
 • Total
1,101 km2 (425 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2026)
 • Total
42,572
 • Density38.67/km2 (100.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7700
Websitewww.thisted.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Thisted Municipality (Danish: Thisted Kommune) is a kommune in North Jutland Region, Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,072 km2, and has a total population of 42,572 (2026). 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 ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Hanstholm and Sydthy municipalities to form a new Thisted municipality.

Locations

Thisted13,500
Hurup2,700
Hanstholm2,100
Klitmøller1,200
Snedsted1,100
Nors1,100

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.

Potential name change

In November 2023, the municipal council voted, by 17 to 10, to advance with a proposal to change the name of the municipality to Thy Municipality. The next step was to have a feel among the citizens to see whether it should be changed. A final decision was set to take place on February 27, 2024. The proposal was then rejected in a digital citizen consultation by 62.5 % of the participants. The turnout was 54 %. Following this, the municipality dropped the proposal.

Politics

Municipal council

Thisted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

Below is the current council composition

Below are the municipal councils elected between the enactment of the Municipal Reform of 2007 and the 2021 Danish local elections.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F I K O V Ø Å
2005 11 1 3 1 1 1 9 27 72.1% Erik Hove Olesen (A)
2009 10 4 2 2 9 68.3% Lene Kjeldgaard (V)
2013 10 2 4 10 1 75.0%
2017 9 5 1 1 3 6 1 1 74.4% Ulla Vestergaard (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Notable people

Congressman Andrew Petersen, 1921

References

  1. ↑ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ↑ "Thisted eller Thy? Nu har byrådet taget stilling". tv2nord.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Borgerne i Thisted Kommune skal tage stilling til et navneskift". tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Thisted Kommune bevarer sit navn: - Ikke alle syntes om min idé". tvmidtvest.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-08-02.