Thy (district)

Thy (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtʰyˀ], local dialect [ˈtʰyi̯kʲʰ]) is a former traditional district in northwestern Jutland, Denmark. It is situated west of the Limfjord, facing the North Sea and Skagerrak, and has a population of around 44,000. The main town for the region is Thisted. Snedsted, Hanstholm and Hurup are smaller towns in the area. Thy forms the western extremity of the North Jutlandic Island and borders Hanherred to the northeast, with Vendsyssel even further northeast. In the Limfjord is the island of Mors, considered a twin district of Thy, and south of the fjord is Hardsyssel in western mainland Jutland. Thy is traditionally regarded part as of north and west Jutland alike. The dialect belongs to the West Jutlandic group. Since the Danish municipal reform of 1 January 2007, Thy is roughly identical with Thisted Municipality which belongs to the North Denmark Region. The southernmost part of Thy, the Thyholm Peninsula, belongs to Struer Municipality in the Central Denmark Region. Before the merger, Thy consisted of four municipalities: Hanstholm, Thisted, Sydthy and Thyholm.