Thorsager

Thorsager
Town
Round church of Thorsager
Round church of Thorsager
Thorsager
Coordinates: 56°20′39″N 10°27′28″E / 56.34417°N 10.45778°E / 56.34417; 10.45778Coordinates: 56°20′39″N 10°27′28″E / 56.34417°N 10.45778°E / 56.34417; 10.45778
Country Denmark
Region Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality Syddjurs
Population (2014)
  Total 1,329
Time zone UTC+1 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)

Thorsager is a small town in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,329 (1 January 2014 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.

Name

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

Thorsager City Limit Sign

References


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