Hals, Denmark
Appearance
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Hals | |
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Town | |
The "Whale Jaws" and the anchor in the town square | |
Coordinates: 56°59′54″N 10°18′34″E / 56.99833°N 10.30944°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Region Nordjylland |
Municipality | Aalborg Municipality |
Area | |
• Urban | 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Urban | 2,470 |
• Urban density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | DK-9370 Hals |
Hals is a harbour and tourist town with a population of 2,470 (1 January 2024)[1] in Region Nordjylland's Aalborg Municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.
Notable people
[edit]- Jens Bloch (1761 in Hals – 1830) a Danish theologian and priest, a Bishop in both Norway (briefly) and Denmark
- Thue Christiansen (1940-2022), Greenlandic teacher, visual artist, and politician who designed the Flag of Greenland lived in and died in Hals
- Søren Wulff Johansson (born 1971 in Hals) a Danish former decathlete; received a lifetime ban from sport after twice failing doping tests
- Harald Greycloak was also murdered here
Gallery
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The center of Hals
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Street in Hals
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The Whale Jaw in Hals
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Hals Fort at the inside
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Hals Fort at the inside
References
[edit]- ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark