Ølgod is a

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on the

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

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

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Ølgod is served by

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 service ...

, located on the Esbjerg-Struer railway line. Despite the town's relatively small size, Ølgod calls itself "Denmark's smallest

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" 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

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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 south of Ølgod, was the first cooperative dairy in Denmark, founded in 1882. Now it is a museum where the machines that helped to revolutionise the Danish dairy operation are on display.

Ølgod Municipality

The former Ølgod Municipality covered an area of and had a total population of 11,351 as of 2005. Ølgod Municipality's last mayor was Erik Buhl Nielsen. On 1 January 2007, the municipality ceased to exist as a result of the ''Kommunalreformen''. 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 ...

, Blåvandshuk, Helle and Varde municipalities to form a new

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References in popular culture

Ølgod native Maren Madsen Christensen wrote a

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titled ''Fra Jyllands Brune Heder til Landet Over Havet'' (Eng: ''From Jutland's Brown Heather to the Land Across the Sea'') about her time growing up in Denmark and her later life in

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. Christensen died in 1965, aged 93.

Notable people

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 blac ...

(1741–1827), the first female clockmaker in Denmark. She had her own workshop in Ølgod from 1787 to 1798. *

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 E ...

(1858–1933), a dairy manager and businessman. * Hans Vestager (born 1945), a retired Lutheran minister and former politician of The

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. *

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 Leye ...

(born 1968), a politician, former minister and European Commissioner. She grew up in Ølgod and is the daughter of Hans Vestager. * *

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 ( ...

(born 1981), a retired handball player who won the European Men's Handball Championship in 2008 with Denmark.

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)
Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Varde Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub