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Hanstholm Port Ferry Overview
Hanstholm is a small town and a former island, now elevated area in Thisted municipality of Region Nordjylland, located in the northern part of Denmark. The northern part of Denmark is rising because of plate tectonics, and has lifted the island of Hanstholm out of the water, so that it is no longer an island, but an elevated area. You can still see two old farms: Bådsgård, which means boat farm, is located on the previous island Hanstholm; Færgegård is located in Sårup towards Hansted. Today you can simply drive between Sårup and Hansted.
Hanstholm is located on the northern edge of a salt dome, and this edge consists of very hard chalk, which is the reason that ice age erosion did not remove these formations. Because of the ways that the ocean streams go in this area preventing the ocean from freezing, and because of Hanstholms geographic location, Hanstholm is the perfect place to have an industrial harbor, open all year.
The port is served by the weekly Smyril Line ferry to the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway. |
