The
North Jutlandic Island (),
Vendsyssel-Thy, or simply
Jutland north of the Limfjord (
Jylland nord for Limfjorden) are lesser-used names for the northernmost part of
Denmark and of
Jutland. It is more common to refer to the three traditional districts
Vendsyssel,
Hanherred and
Thy. Although the area is separated from mainland Jutland by the
Limfjord, it is traditionally regarded a part of Jutland rather than an island.
Geographically, it is the second largest
island of Denmark after
Zealand (excluding
Greenland).
Danes rarely refer to the area as a whole, but more often to the three constituent districts or to
North Jutland (which also includes an area south of the Limfjord). The adjectives
nordenfjords and
søndenfjords are commonly used, meaning
north and
south of the Fjord, respectively. The names can all be considered
ad hoc creations, in lack of an ancient name for the island as a geographical unity.
History
The North Jutlandic Island was connected to the
Jutland Peninsula by the isthmus of
Agger Tange between ca. 1200 and
1825 when it was cut by a
flood. The area became an island again on
February 3,
1825, when the
North Sea broke through the narrow sand isthmus
Agger Tange in its far southwest, cutting off the area from mainland Jutland and creating Agger Channel. The current separator is
Thyborøn Channel which was created slightly further south by a flood in
1862. The original Agger Channel filled up with sand in
1877.
Geography
Vendsyssel-Thy: Thy at west, Hanherred (with the towns
Fjerritslev and
Brovst) in the middle, and Vendsyssel at east and north
The North Jutlandic Island consists of three traditional landscapes:
- Thy, the lesser part to the west,
From
1 January 2007, when the Danish
municipal reform took force, these areas along with
Himmerland and the islands of
Mors and
Læsø constitute the
North Jutland Region, being the smallest of Denmark's five regions by population. Ecclesiastically, the North Jutlandic Island is the core of
Diocese of Aalborg.
In traditional terms, the westernmost part of the island, Thy, is considered part of Northern and Western Jutland simultaneously. The term North West Jutland refers to Thy,
Mors, and parts of mainland Jutland bordering the western Limfjord, such as the peninsula of
Salling and around the towns of
Struer and
Lemvig.
Key facts
4,685 km²
306,373
:January 1, 2003
See also
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