Løgumkloster
Løgumkloster (German: Lügumkloster; both mean 'Løgum monastery'), is a town in Tønder Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark with a population of 3,419 (1 January 2023).[1] Its name testifies that the town was once the site of the Cistercian Løgum Abbey, in the then Roman Catholic diocese of Ribe.
Løgumkloster | |
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Town | |
 Løgumkloster church | |
  Løgumkloster Location in Denmark .svg.png.webp) Løgumkloster Løgumkloster (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°3′34″N 8°57′6″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Tønder Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 3.32 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Urban | 3,419 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| • Gender [2] | 1,674 males and 1,745 females |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6240 Løgumkloster |
Løgumkloster was the municipal seat of the now abolished Løgumkloster Municipality.
Notable people
- Hans Nicolajsen (1803 in Løgumkloster – 1856 in Jerusalem) a Danish missionary to Palestine for the London Society for Promoting Christianity Among the Jews
- Andreas Riis (1804 in Løgumkloster – 1854 in Naksby) a Danish missionary to the Gold Coast for the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society
References
- BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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