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Vendsyssel is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and of Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord
Limfjord

The Limfjord is a shallow sound in Denmark that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula. It extends from Thybor?n Channel on the North Sea to Hals Municipality on the Kattegat....
, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island
Vendsyssel-Thy

The North Jutlandic Island , Vendsyssel-Thy, or simply Jutland north of the Limfjord is the northernmost part of Denmark and of Jutland....
. Vendsyssel is part of the North Jutland Region.

Vendsyssel neighbours Hanherred
Hanherred

Hanherred or Hanherrederne is a traditional district in northern Jutland, Denmark. It lies between Thy in the west and Vendsyssel in the east....
 to the southwest and Himmerland
Himmerland

Himmerland is a district in north-eastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited in the north and the west by the Limfjord, in the east by Kattegatt, and in the south by the Mariager Fjord....
 to the south, across the Limfjord. Whether the island Læsø
Læsø

L?s? is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Denmark mainland....
 is also a part of Vendsyssel, is a matter of definition. The major towns of Vendsyssel are Hjørring
Hjørring

Hj?rring is a town and a municipality in Region Nordjylland on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn is a Denmark town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Brønderslev
Brønderslev

Br?nderslev is a town in Br?nderslev municipality, Vendsyssel in Region Nordjylland, the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Sæby
Sæby

S?by is a Denmark town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Hirtshals
Hirtshals

Hirtshals is a town in Hj?rring Municipalities of Denmark in Region Nordjylland on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe....
, Løkken
Løkken

L?kken may refer to the following locations:*L?kken-Vr?, a former municipality in Denmark, Now part of Hj?rring.*L?kken a small sea side town in that municipality...
, Nørresundby
Nørresundby

N?rresundby is a town north of Aalborg in Vendsyssel, part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. It is linked to Aalborg by a road bridge, an iron railway bridge, as well as a motorway passing it to the east and running under the Limfjord....
 and, on its northern tip, Skagen
Skagen

Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost spit of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
.






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Vendsyssel is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and of Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord
Limfjord

The Limfjord is a shallow sound in Denmark that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula. It extends from Thybor?n Channel on the North Sea to Hals Municipality on the Kattegat....
, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island
Vendsyssel-Thy

The North Jutlandic Island , Vendsyssel-Thy, or simply Jutland north of the Limfjord is the northernmost part of Denmark and of Jutland....
. Vendsyssel is part of the North Jutland Region.

Vendsyssel neighbours Hanherred
Hanherred

Hanherred or Hanherrederne is a traditional district in northern Jutland, Denmark. It lies between Thy in the west and Vendsyssel in the east....
 to the southwest and Himmerland
Himmerland

Himmerland is a district in north-eastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited in the north and the west by the Limfjord, in the east by Kattegatt, and in the south by the Mariager Fjord....
 to the south, across the Limfjord. Whether the island Læsø
Læsø

L?s? is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Denmark mainland....
 is also a part of Vendsyssel, is a matter of definition. The major towns of Vendsyssel are Hjørring
Hjørring

Hj?rring is a town and a municipality in Region Nordjylland on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn

Frederikshavn is a Denmark town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Brønderslev
Brønderslev

Br?nderslev is a town in Br?nderslev municipality, Vendsyssel in Region Nordjylland, the northernmost part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Sæby
Sæby

S?by is a Denmark town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
, Hirtshals
Hirtshals

Hirtshals is a town in Hj?rring Municipalities of Denmark in Region Nordjylland on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe....
, Løkken
Løkken

L?kken may refer to the following locations:*L?kken-Vr?, a former municipality in Denmark, Now part of Hj?rring.*L?kken a small sea side town in that municipality...
, Nørresundby
Nørresundby

N?rresundby is a town north of Aalborg in Vendsyssel, part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. It is linked to Aalborg by a road bridge, an iron railway bridge, as well as a motorway passing it to the east and running under the Limfjord....
 and, on its northern tip, Skagen
Skagen

Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost spit of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
. The dominating city is, however, Aalborg
Aalborg

Aalborg is a city in Denmark. Its population, as of 2008, is 121,818, making it the fourth largest in the country after Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense....
 which is mainly situated outside Vendsyssel on the southern shore of the Limfjord with Nørresundby as a secondary, northern centre.

History

According to historians and linguists, the name Vendsyssel may be derived from the Germanic
Germanic peoples

File:Germanische-ratsversammlung 1-1250x715.jpgThe Germanic peoples are a historical Ethnolinguistics group, originating in Northern Europe and identified by their use of the Indo-European languages Germanic languages which diversified out of Common Germanic in the course of the Pre-Roman Iron Age....
 tribe of the Vandals
Vandals

The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Goths Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths and regent of the Visigoths, was allied by marriage with the Vandals as well as with the Burgundians and the Franks under Clovis I....
. Syssel
Sýsla

A s?sla is a police district in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and formerly in Denmark....
 is an ancient form of administrative region. Vendel (Old Danish Wændil) was also the ancient name of the Limfjord
Limfjord

The Limfjord is a shallow sound in Denmark that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula. It extends from Thybor?n Channel on the North Sea to Hals Municipality on the Kattegat....
 itself.

Infrastructure

Vendsyssel is an important gatehead for transport from the European continent
Continental Europe

Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas....
 to Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 and Western Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. The European routes E39
European route E39

E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinje?ra, Halsa ......
 and E45
European route E45

The European route E 45 goes between Finland and Italy, through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. The length of the route is about 4920 kilometres....
 cross the area as motorway
Motorway

Motorway is a term for both a type of road and a classification or designation. Motorways are high capacity roads designed to carry fast motor traffic safely....
s. National route 11 connects Vendsyssel with Hanherred
Hanherred

Hanherred or Hanherrederne is a traditional district in northern Jutland, Denmark. It lies between Thy in the west and Vendsyssel in the east....
 and Thy before crossing the Limfjord to western Jutland on the Oddesund
Oddesund

Oddesund is a strait in the Denmark Limfjorden. A bridge spans the fjord connecting the mainland of Jutland with Vendsyssel-Thy. According to the Heimskringla, a battle took place in Oddasund between the Swedish king Jorund and a Norwegian pirate from H?logaland....
 Bridge.

Bridges
Vendsyssel is linked to mainland Jutland by bridges and a tunnel:
  • Limfjord Railroad Bridge (in Aalborg, linking Vendsyssel to the rail network)
  • Limfjord Bridge (road, linking Nørresundby to central Aalborg)
  • Limfjord Tunnel (motorway E45, east of Aalborg)
  • A further bridge crossing the Limfjord west of Aalborg (carrying the E39) has been proposed.


Railways
  • Frederikshavn-Hjørring-Brønderslev-Aalborg, Danish State Railways, single track
    Single track (rail)

    A single track railway is one where traffic in both directions shares the same track. In the early days of railways, especially before the telegraph, operation of significant numbers of trains on a single track railway was fraught with difficulties, including delays and accidents, particularly head-on collisions....
    , hourly Intercity trains, usually running through to Århus and Copenhagen
    Copenhagen

    Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
  • Hjørring-Hirtshals
    Hirtshalsbanen

    |}Hirtshalsbanen is a long railway in Denmark, going from Hj?rring to Hirtshals. Hirtshalsbanen is a part of Nordjyske Jernbaner.The railway links the harbour of Hirtshals with the Danish State Railways....
    , local railway (and transit to Norway)
  • Frederikshavn-Skagen
    Skagensbanen

    |}Skagensbanen is a long railway in Denmark, going from Skagen to Frederikshavn. Skagensbanen is a part of Nordjyske Jernbaner.The work started on July 26 1889, and the railway were opened on July 24 1890, and until 1924 had it small rails, and trains could maximum drive ....
    , local railway


Ferries
To Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
:
  • Frederikshavn-Gothenburg
    Gothenburg

    Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
     (also for railway freight cars)


To Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
:
  • Hirtshals-Kristiansand
    Kristiansand

    is a city and Municipalities of Norway, and the capital of the counties of Norway of Vest-Agder, Norway and of the geographical Regions of Norway of Southern Norway , the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway consisting of the two counties Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder....
     (also for railway freight cars)
  • Hirtshals-Larvik
    Larvik

    is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Vestfold Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik....
  • Hirtshals-Stavanger
    Stavanger

    is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....
  • Hirtshals-Bergen
    Bergen

    Bergen is the second largest city in Norway, with a population of 252 051 as of January 1st, 2009. Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county....
  • Hirtshals-Oslo
    Oslo

    is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
  • Hirtshals-Langesund
    Langesund

    is the administrative centre of the municipalities of Norway of Bamble, Norway.The town of Langesund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 ....
  • Frederikshavn-Oslo
    Oslo

    is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....


To mainland Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
:
  • Hals
    Hals Municipality

    Hals Municipality ceased to exist on January 1, 2007, due to Kommunalreformen It was located in North Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of 191 km?, and had a total population of 11,448 ....
    -Egense (crossing the eastern mouth of the Limfjord)


To the island of Læsø:
  • Frederikshavn
    Frederikshavn

    Frederikshavn is a Denmark town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
    -Læsø
    Læsø

    L?s? is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Denmark mainland....


Airports
  • Aalborg Airport
    Aalborg Airport

    Aalborg Airport is a dual-use airport located in N?rresundby, Denmark, which is 3.5 nautical miles northwest of Aalborg....
     (international)
  • Sindal Airfield (currently no scheduled routes)