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Thorsager

Coordinates: 56°20′39″N 10°27′28″E / 56.34417°N 10.45778°E / 56.34417; 10.45778
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Thorsager
Town
Round church of Thorsager
Thorsager is located in Denmark
Thorsager
Thorsager
Location in Denmark
Thorsager is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Thorsager
Thorsager
Thorsager (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°20′39″N 10°27′28″E / 56.34417°N 10.45778°E / 56.34417; 10.45778
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)
MunicipalitySyddjurs
Area
 • Urban
0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Urban
1,383
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)

Thorsager is a small town in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,383 (1 January 2024 census),[1] located in Thorsager Parish, 6 km north of Rønde. The town lies in Syddjurs Municipality and lies in the Central Denmark Region. Thorsager is especially known for its church, which is Jutland's only round church. It was built around 1200.

Thorsager is served by Thorsager railway station, located on the Grenaa railway line between Aarhus and Grenaa.[2]

Name

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Thorsager is Danish for "Thor's Acre" a reference to the Norse God Thor.

Thorsager City Limit Sign
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References

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  1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Letbanen - Thorsager" (in Danish). Midttrafik. Retrieved 4 May 2023.