Ølgod is a

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with a population of 3,705 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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at the railroad between

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and Struer, which was the seat of the former Ølgod Municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in

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on the

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peninsula in southwest

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Ølgod Church

Ølgod Church
is built in the Romanesque style - presumably as a manor church - around year 1200. The church's tower was built around the year 1500, while the altarpiece is from 1596.

Museums

Ølgod Museum
located in the Culture House, tells the story of Danish agriculture, from poor heath farmers to democratic modern farmers.

Hjedding Andelsmejeri
situated about 2 km south of Ølgod, was the first cooperative dairy in Denmark, founded the 10th of June 1882. Now it is a museum where the machines that helped to revolutionize the Danish dairy operation are on display.

Ølgod Municipality

The former Ølgod Municipality covered an area of 247 km², and had a total population of 11,351 (2005). Ølgod Municipality's last mayor was Erik Buhl Nielsen. ØlgodRådhus

On January 1, 2007, Ølgod municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with

Blaabjerg Until January 1, 2007, Blaabjerg (Danish: Blåbjerg - literally blue mountain) was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Ribe County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 254 ...

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, Helle, and Varde municipalities to form a new

. Mads Sørensen is currently the mayor of

Notable people

* Mette Magrete Tvistman (1741–1827) the first female clockmaker in Denmark. She had her own workshop in Ølgod from 1787 to 1798 * Jacob Stilling-Andersen (1858 in Ølgod - 1933) a Danish dairy manager and businessman *

Jan Kristiansen Jan Kristiansen (born 4 August 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Biography Kristiansen made his Danish Superliga debut for Esbjerg fB in the 1999–2000 season, which ended in the club being relegated ...

(born 1981 in Ølgod) a retired Danish footballer with over 450 club appearances and 11 international appearances for

. * Lars Møller Madsen (born 1981 in Ølgod) a Danish team handball player who won the European Men's Handball Championship in 2008 with Denmark. *

Margrethe Vestager Margrethe Vestager (; born 13 April 1968) is a Danish politician currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since December 2019 and European Commissioner for Competition since ...

(born 1968) a Danish politician and

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. She grew up in Ølgod before moving to

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for a university education. *

Christian Rabjerg Madsen Christian Rabjerg Madsen (born 24 March 1986 in Silkeborg) is a Danish politician, who has served as Minister of the Interior and Housing since 2022. He has been a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party since 2015. Pol ...

(born 1986) a Danish politician and minister.

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

The new Varde municipality's official website (Danish only)

Weather forecast Ølgod, Denmark
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