Tranum Explained

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.

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by urban and rural areas, area and population density
  2. https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Tranum Denstoredanske.lex.dk