Bjørnsholm Bay
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Bjørnsholm Bay () is a bay in the
Limfjord The Limfjord ( common Danish: ''Limfjorden'' , in northwest Jutlandish dialect: ''Æ Limfjord'') is a shallow part of the sea, located in Denmark where it has been regarded as an inlet ever since Viking times. However, it now has entries both ...
, along
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's west coast, southwest of
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, Denmark. The bay is named after the estate of Bjørnsholm and extends approximately from the hamlet of Rønbjerg in the north to the cliffs at Ertebølle in the south. Near Bjørnsholm and the Vitskøl monastery, Bjørnsholm Å (Bjørnsholm Stream) runs into the bay, and almost four kilometers to the south Trend Å (Trend Stream) has its mouth at
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, where there is a cottage area. Nearby in the Limfjord is the island of
Livø Livø () is a 320-hectare Danish island located in the central body of the Limfjord, approximately midway between Nykøbing Mors, Løgstør, Fjerritslev and Thisted. As of 2022, the island has 6 year-round residents. The island attracts appr ...
, whose southeastern tip, Livø Tab, almost reaches the bay.


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