Øster Jølby
Øster Jølby | |
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Village | |
.svg)  Øster Jølby Location in North Jutland Region  Øster Jølby Øster Jølby (Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 56°50′11″N 8°43′1″E / 56.83639°N 8.71694°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | North Jutland Region |
| Municipality | Morsø Municipality |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 715 |
Øster Jølby is a village, with a population of 715 (1 January 2024),[1] on the island of Mors in Morsø Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located 20 km south of Thisted and 10 km northwest of Nykøbing.
Churches
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Ansgarkirken (The Ansgar Church) is located in the village. It is built and consecrated in 1871 as church for the then Morsø Elected Parish which was founded that year; subsequently the Morsø Free Parish.[2]
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Øster Jølby Kirke (Øster Jølby Church) the smallest Romanesque church on Mors is located 2 km southwest of the village.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- The writer and politician Frode Jakobsen (1906–1997) was born in Øster Jølby.
References
[edit]- ^ a b BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ^ Ansgarskirken – Morsø Frimenighed Destination Mors
- ^ Øster Jølby Church Destination Mors