Jegindø, locally pronounced 'Jenø', is a Danish island in the western part of 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 ...

. Since 1916 the island has been connected with the peninsula Thyholm via a

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. The main settlement is . Until 2007, the island was part of Thyholm Municipality, but now it is part of

Struer Municipality Struer Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Mid Jutland Region on the Jutland Peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Venø. It covers an area of and has a total population of 20,229 (1. Janu ...

. The population of Jegindø was 386 inhabitants as of 2025. Jegindø has a

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near the center of the island, a

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on the east coast, and a mission house. The harbour was expanded in 1989, but originally built in 1939. The church and the mission house were built in 1919 and 1888 respectively. Commercially, the main industries are

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, the sale of

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and

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, and

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Geography

Jegindø covers an area of 7.91 km². It is 6 km long and 3 km across at its widest point. There are no

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, or

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on Jegindø and almost no forest area.

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dominate on the southern part of the island, while the northern part is mostly flat. The highest point on the island is near the east coast and is 13 metres above

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History

In 1523, Jegindø was gifted to by the king,

Frederick I of Denmark Frederick I ( Danish and ; ; ; 7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was King of Denmark and Norway. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over Denmark and Norway, when subsequent monarchs embraced Lutheranism after the Protestant Reformatio ...

, and it was owned by his family in several generations. By 1805,

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on the island had begun purchasing their own farms and land. Before the dam that connected Jegindø to Thyholm was built in 1916, there was a

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connection to Tambosund. In addition to this connection, there was also a rowing ferry sailing from the north-eastern part of the island to Mors up until the mid 1900s.

References

External links

Website of Jegindø
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