Coordinates: 56°45′45″N 8°19′06″E / 56.76250°N 8.31833°E / 56.76250; 8.31833

Vestervig

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Vestervig
Village
Vestervig Church
Vestervig Church
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value.
Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland Region
MunicipalityThisted
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
561
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vestervig is a village in Vestervig Parish in Denmark, located in Thisted municipality in North Denmark Region (until December 31, 2006; Sydthy municipality, Viborg County). Vestervig has a population of 561 (1 January 2025).[1] It has a disproportionately large church, Vestervig Abbey, which served as a cathedral until 1130 when the see was transferred to Børglum.

Climate

[edit | edit source]
Climate data for Vestervig (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
9.9
(49.8)
17.0
(62.6)
25.5
(77.9)
29.5
(85.1)
30.1
(86.2)
35.3
(95.5)
31.4
(88.5)
27.9
(82.2)
20.3
(68.5)
15.3
(59.5)
11.9
(53.4)
35.3
(95.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
3.6
(38.5)
5.8
(42.4)
10.3
(50.5)
14.9
(58.8)
17.5
(63.5)
20.1
(68.2)
20.1
(68.2)
16.5
(61.7)
12.2
(54.0)
7.6
(45.7)
4.7
(40.5)
11.4
(52.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1)
1.5
(34.7)
3.1
(37.6)
6.7
(44.1)
10.9
(51.6)
13.7
(56.7)
16.1
(61.0)
16.3
(61.3)
13.2
(55.8)
9.5
(49.1)
5.5
(41.9)
2.8
(37.0)
8.4
(47.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.7
(30.7)
−1
(30)
0.6
(33.1)
3.4
(38.1)
7.3
(45.1)
10.4
(50.7)
12.8
(55.0)
13.0
(55.4)
10.3
(50.5)
6.7
(44.1)
3.1
(37.6)
0.3
(32.5)
5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0)
−16.4
(2.5)
−14.9
(5.2)
−4.6
(23.7)
−0.6
(30.9)
2.5
(36.5)
4.4
(39.9)
4.4
(39.9)
−0.3
(31.5)
−4.9
(23.2)
−10.0
(14.0)
−17.6
(0.3)
−25.0
(−13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.6
(2.86)
52.9
(2.08)
55.9
(2.20)
38.4
(1.51)
45.9
(1.81)
52.6
(2.07)
51.4
(2.02)
80.2
(3.16)
85.3
(3.36)
102.6
(4.04)
84.2
(3.31)
80.9
(3.19)
802.8
(31.61)
Source: Danish Meteorological Institute[2]

Notable people

[edit | edit source]
  • Theodgar of Vestervig (died in or about 1065) a missionary from Thuringia who worked mostly in Jutland where he died and is venerated as a saint
  • Joachim Irgens von Vestervig (1611-1675), Baron of Vestervig, Dano-Norwegian official and estate owner, one of the most important financial magnates and entrepreneurs
  • Peter von Scholten (1784 in Vestervig – 1854), Governor-General of the Danish West Indies
  • Per Pedersen (born 1964 in Vestervig) a retired road bicycle racer from 1986 to 1993

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).