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Ølgod
Ølgod is a railway town on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it had a population of 3,713.BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark Ølgod is served by Ølgod railway station, located on the Esbjerg-Struer railway line. Despite the town's relatively small size, Ølgod calls itself "Denmark's smallest city" due to its relatively large amount of shops, restaurants, associations, healthcare opportunities etc. Ølgod Church Ølgod Church is built in the Romanesque style, presumably as a manor church, around 1200. The church tower was built around 1500, while the altarpiece ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ølgod Railway Station
Ølgod station is a railway station serving the railway town of Ølgod in West Jutland, Denmark. Ølgod station is located on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line from Esbjerg to Struer. The station opened in 1875. It offers regional rail services to Aarhus, Esbjerg, Herning and Skjern, operated by the railway company GoCollective. History The station opened on 8 August 1875 as the section from Varde to Ringkøbing of the new Esbjerg–Struer railway line opened. Architecture Like the other stations on the Esbjerg–Struer railway line, the still existing station building from 1875 was built to designs by the Danish architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe (1826–1895), known for the numerous railway stations he designed across Denmark in his capacity of head architect of the Danish State Railways. Services The station offers direct regional rail services to , , and Aarhus, operated by the railway company GoCollective. See also * List of railway station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Møller Madsen
Lars Møller Madsen (born 30 May 1981 in Ølgod, Denmark) is a Danish team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ... player. He has played for the Swedish clubs IFK Kristianstad and HIF Karlskrona, polish Wisla Plock and Danish side Skjern Håndbold. He ended his career in 2008 at the age of 37. Early in his handball career he started educating himself as a electrician, but stopped when he became one of the key players at Skjern Håndbold. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He is most famous for scoring the winning goal in quarter final against Iceland in the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship. The score was 41:41 at the time, where he scored Denmarks 42nd goal wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varde Municipality
Varde Municipality () is a '' kommune'' in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Mads Sørensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Varde. It covers an area of 1255.79 km2 with a population of 49,410 (2025). On 1 January 2007 Varde municipality was, as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the existing Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, most of Helle (Grimstrup parish, a part of the former Helle Municipality, merged with Esbjerg Municipality), and Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it had a population of 3,713. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mette Magrete Tvistman
Mette Magrete Tvistman (1741, Frørup – 9 February 1827, , Herning) was a Danish artist ( clockmaker). She is known in Danish history as the first female clockmaker in her country. Biography Mette Magrete Tvistman was the daughter of the blacksmith and clockmaker Christen Jensen (1703–1781) and Maren Nielsdatter (1700–1791). She married the clockmaker Johan Ahlert Tvistman (1721–1769) in 1760, and had two children. In 1771, she married the farmer Christen Jensen, and had a daughter, but quickly divorced him. She was engaged to a son of the influential cleric Ude Haahr of Holstebro in 1788, but broke the engagement, which was regarded a scandal. After the death of her first spouse, she became active as a clockmaker with a workshop in the farm she inherited from her spouse. In 1783, she left her workshop to her son. From 1783 to 1787, she was active as a clockmaker with her own workshop in Vejle, in 1787–98 in Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town on the Jutland peninsula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 km2, and had a total population of 6,509 (2005). Its latest mayor was Preben Olesen. The site of its municipal council was the town of Nørre Nebel. The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined the following parishes: Henne, Kvong, Lunde, Lydum, Lønne, Nørre Nebel, and Ovtrup Parish. Blaabjerg municipality ceased to exist due to ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with the former Blåvandshuk, Helle, Varde, and Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it had a population of 3,713. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Stilling-Andersen
Jacob Stilling-Andersen (24 June 1858 - 18 February 1933) was a Danish dairy manager and businessman. He played a central role in the foundation of a number of co-operative dairy companies in the 1870s and 1880s before founding The Danish Butter Export Union Ltd. in 1902. He served on the board of the Port of Copenhagen from 1913 and was its vice chairman from 1926. Early life and education Stilling-Andersen was born on 24 June 1858 in Ølgod Ølgod is a railway town on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it had a population of 3,713. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margrethe Vestager
Margrethe Vestager (; born 13 April 1968) is a Denmark, Danish politician who formerly served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age between December 2019 and November 2024 in the Von Der Leyen Commission and was European Commissioner for Competition between 2014 and 2024 under Commission Presidents Juncker and Von Der Leyen. Vestager is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, and of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) on the European level. Prior to joining the European Commission, she served in the Danish governments of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (Denmark), Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1998 to 2000 and Minister of Education (Denmark), Minister of Education from 1998 to 2001. She was leader of the Social Liberals from 2007 to 2014, and served as Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs (Denmark), Minister of Economic Affairs and the Interior under He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blåvandshuk
Blåvandshuk is a headland on the North Sea coast of Jutland northwest of Esbjerg, and is the westernmost point of metropolitan Denmark. The Blåvand Lighthouse is the westernmost located building in Denmark. Natural Environment A significant portion of Blåvandshuk is marsh land, moor, dunes, and beaches. Because Blåvandshuk is on the coast and has a peninsula (''Skallingen'') which stretches to the southeast, it is surrounded by much water. To the northwest is the North Sea. To the southeast of ''Skallingen'' is Fanø Bay (''Fanø Bugt'') and the island Fanø. Beyond Fanø Bay is the Wadden Sea. To the northeast of ''Skallingen'' lies Ho Bay (''Ho Bugt'') and the small island of Langli. ''Skallingen'' and the waters off its coast are protected, a part of the Wadden Sea wildlife reserve and protection area being discussed as a potential national park. Administrative status Prior to January 1, 2007, Blåvandshuk was also the name of a municipality ( Danish, '' kommun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoir
A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography since the late 20th century, the genre is differentiated in form, presenting a narrowed focus, usually a particular time phase in someone's life or career. A biography or autobiography tells the story "of a life", while a memoir often tells the story of a particular career, event, or time, such as touchstone moments and turning points in the author's life. The author of a memoir may be referred to as a memoirist or a memorialist. Early memoirs Memoirs have been written since the ancient times, as shown by Julius Caesar's '' Commentarii de Bello Gallico'', also known as ''Commentaries on the Gallic Wars''. In the work, Caesar describes the battles that took place during the nine years that he spent fighting local armies in the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Maine
Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland, Maine, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, Maine, North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years. In 1849, twenty-nine years after Maine's List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, admittance to the Union as the twenty-third states of America, state, it was Municipal corporation, incorporated as the Town of Yarmouth. Yarmouth is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The town's population was 8,990 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, and its location on the banks of the Royal River (formerly ''Yarmouth River''), which empties into Casco Bay less than away, means it is a prime location as a harbor. Ships were built in Yarmouth Harbor, Yarmouth's harbor mainly between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
