Vester Hassing

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Vester Hassing is a town in North Jutland, Denmark immediately north of the Limfjord, and a part of Hals municipally. The town is situated 17 km to the east from Aalborg, where the majority of the citizens are working.

Vester Hassing lies in a hilly moraine landscape between the cities of, Stae and Gandrup. The church dates from c. 1200 A.D.

Vester Hassing had a strong growth in the 1970s, where among others a great part the towns residential areas were built. After some years with stagnation in population, the town experienced growth after 2004, when new houses where built. Since then business has accelerated and new areas have been developed. Since 2001 there has been a music festival held called Landsbyrock, where both local and foreign artists appear.

At Vester Hassing there is the Danish static inverter station of the HVDC Konti-Skan with the static inverters of Konti-Skan 1 and Konti-Skan 2.

Population as of January 1, 2004: 2255 (Source: Danmarks Statistik.)