Vestervig
Vestervig is a village in Vestervig Parish in Denmark, located in Thisted municipality in North Denmark Region. Vestervig has a population of 561. It has a disproportionately large church, Vestervig Abbey, which served as a cathedral until 1130 when the see was transferred to Børglum.
Notable people
- Theodgar of Vestervig a missionary from Thuringia who worked mostly in Jutland where he died and is venerated as a saint
- Joachim Irgens von Vestervig, Baron of Vestervig, Dano-Norwegian official and estate owner, one of the most important financial magnates and entrepreneurs
- Peter von Scholten, Governor-General of the Danish West Indies
- Per Pedersen a retired road bicycle racer from 1986 to 1993