Tranum

Tranum is a village in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality.

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Settlement.name: Tranum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Tranum Kirke 01.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Tranum Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark North Jutland Region
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the North Jutland Region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Jutland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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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.