Danhostel Hirtshals Vandrerhjem
Welcome to the Youth Hostel Hirtshals Vandrerhjem. the hostel is
really situated right on the coast, with a grand view over the North Sea, and with the best beaches in northern Denmark. The hostel is local centered too, with only a few minutes of walking to town center, ferry and train
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Hirtshals is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 196 km², and has a total population of 14,088 (2005). Its mayor is Knud Størup. Neighboring municipalities are Skagen to the east and northeast, and Hjørring and Sindal to the south. To the west is Jammer Bay (Jammerbugten), and to the north is Tannis Bay (Tannis Bugt). Beyond these waters is the
Skagerrak. It is the home of the North Sea Museum, one of Denmark's largest tourist attractions. The museum has one of the largest aquariums in Europe. It was built in 1984 and was expanded in 1998 with an oceanarium, an aquarium with 4,5 million liter water. The museum has in its collection 70 different species. A fire in December 2003 destroyed the new expansion. The Oceanarium was reopened in July 22, 2005. The town's 35 meter high lighthouse, Hirtshals fyr is a local landmark. Building was begun June 28, 1860, and it was first lit on January 1, 1863. It is constructed of red brick, and covered with Dutch tile.
