Hals, Denmark

Town in Denmark

Town in Region Nordjylland, Denmark
56°59′54″N 10°18′34″E / 56.99833°N 10.30944°E / 56.99833; 10.30944CountryDenmarkRegionRegion NordjyllandMunicipalityAalborg MunicipalityArea
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1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi)Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Urban
2,497 • Urban density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
DK-9370 Hals

Hals is a harbour and tourist town with a population of 2,497 (1 January 2023)[1] in Region Nordjylland's Aalborg Municipality on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark.

Notable people

  • 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

  • The center of Hals
    The center of Hals
  • Street in Hals
    Street in Hals
  • The Whale Jaw in Hals
    The Whale Jaw in Hals
  • Hals Fort at the inside
    Hals Fort at the inside
  • Hals Fort at the inside
    Hals Fort at the inside

References

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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