Nissum Bredning is the westernmost ''bredning'' in the Limfjord situated between

Thyborøn Channel Thyborøn is a fishing village in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,890 (1 January 2022),fjord is connected to the North Sea, and Oddesund with

Oddesund Bridge Oddesund Bridge ( da, Oddesundbroen) is a road and railway bascule bridge that crosses the Oddesund strait between the peninsulas of Jutland and Thyholm in Denmark. It connects mainland Jutland with the historical region of Thy. It is on the Thy ...

. Its size is around 200 km² and the depth is up to 6 meters. The length from east to west is about 24 km, and from south ''Gjeller Odde'' to the north ''Røjensø Odde'' is about 10 kilometer; from here it continues as Krik Vig to the north. To the west, at

Thyborøn Thyborøn is a fishing village in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,890 (1 January 2022),Harboøre Tange, there are some sandbanks, ''Fjordgrund'' and ''Gåseholm''. There is a navigable channel ''Sælhundeholm Løb'', going south from the channel along

Agger Tange Agger may refer to: * Agger (surname) * Agger (ancient Rome), a type of ancient Roman rampart or embankment * Agger (river), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Agger nasi, an anatomical feature of the nose * Agger Rockshelter, in Wisconsi ...

, passing Rønland with the chemical factory Cheminova, where it turns east. At the south end of Harboøre Tange is the town

Harboøre Harboøre is a railway town, with a population of 1,385 (1 January 2024),Ferring Sø Ferring is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is part of the built-up area of Worthing and is accessed along the A259 road west of the town - comprising North Down Farm and Highdown Hi ...

, ''Søndervese'', and ''Nørrevese''. Further east after the outlet of Hove Å, close to the coast, we find ''Gjeller Sø'', and east of that ''Gjeller Odde'' and ''Follup Odde'' forms the entry passage to Lem Vig, and in the south end of that is the city of Lemvig. Nissum Bredning continues to the east to the cliff at ''Toftum Bjerge'', which is up to 35 meters high and has layers from three different ice ages. There is a large area with holiday homes at ''Toftum'', and from here the coast turns north to Grisetåodde and Oddesund, where the bridge leads both the road and the railway over to Thyholm, which southern part is called ''Sunddraget''.

Nature

Nissum Bredning is part of

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...

-Area 28 with Nissum Bredning,

Skibsted Fjord Skibsted is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jens Martin Skibsted (born 1970), Danish designer, entrepreneur and author * Peter Nicolay Skibsted (1787–1832), Danish naval officer *Poul Skibsted Poul Frederik (Povel Frideri ...

and

Agerø Agerø is a small Danish island in Limfjorden located in the waters between the larger island of Mors, to which it is connected by a dam and a bridge, and the Thyholm Peninsula Thyholm Peninsula is a peninsula in Denmark located in Limfjorden no ...

. It is a Ramsar wetland, Special Area of Conservation, and Special Protection Area. * Both Harboøre- and Agger Tange was made a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

in 1984. – an area of total 2.400 hectares.

References

External links

Natura 2000-plan nr. 28: Agger Tange, Nissum Bredning, Skibsted Fjord og Agerø

Nissum Bredning Den Store Danske

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