Tranum | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark North Jutland Region |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the North Jutland Region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North Jutland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Jammerbugt |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population: | 436 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 57.1325°N 9.4669°W |
Tranum is a village in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality.
Tranum was first mentioned in 1471 as ”Trannum”, which originates from the bird, crane (trane in Danish) and the ending –um, which meant ”home”. The church of Tranum was built around 1200, whilst the tower was constructed in 1763.[2]