Løgumkloster (; both mean 'Løgum monastery'), is a town in
Tønder Municipality
Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality.
History
The first mention of Tønder might have been in th ...
in
Region of Southern Denmark
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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 south Denmark with a population of 3,519 (1 January 2025).
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The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
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Its name testifies that the town was once the site of the
Cistercian
The Cistercians (), officially the Order of Cistercians (, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contri ...
Løgum Abbey, in the then Roman Catholic
diocese of Ribe
The Diocese of Ribe (Danish: ''Ribe Stift'') is a diocese within the Church of Denmark. Ribe Cathedral serves as the central cathedral within the diocese. Since 2014, the bishop has been Elof Westergaard.
The former Roman Catholic Diocese o ...
.
Løgumkloster was the municipal seat of the now abolished
Løgumkloster Municipality.
Notable people
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Hans Nicolajsen (1803 in Løgumkloster – 1856 in Jerusalem) a Danish missionary to Palestine for the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews
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Andreas Riis
Andreas Riis (12 January 1804 – 13 January 1854) was a Danish minister and pioneer missionary who is widely regarded by historians as the founder of the Gold Coast branch of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society. A resident of the Gold ...
(1804 in Løgumkloster – 1854 in Naksby) a Danish missionary to the Gold Coast for the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Tønder municipality's official website
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark
Tønder Municipality
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