Øster Jølby

Øster Jølby
Village
Øster Jølby is located in North Jutland Region
Øster Jølby
Øster Jølby
Location in North Jutland Region
Øster Jølby is located in Denmark
Øster Jølby
Øster Jølby
Øster Jølby (Denmark)
Coordinates: 56°50′11″N 8°43′1″E / 56.83639°N 8.71694°E / 56.83639; 8.71694
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Jutland Region
MunicipalityMorsø Municipality
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
715

Øster Jølby is a village, with a population of 715 (1 January 2024),[1] on the island of Mors in Morsø Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located 20 km south of Thisted and 10 km northwest of Nykøbing.

Churches

Ansgarkirken (The Ansgar Church)

Ansgarkirken (The Ansgar Church) is located in the village. It is built and consecrated in 1871 as church for the then Morsø Elected Parish which was founded that year; subsequently the Morsø Free Parish.[2]

Øster Jølby Kirke (Øster Jølby Church)

Øster Jølby Kirke (Øster Jølby Church) the smallest Romanesque church on Mors is located 2 km southwest of the village.[3]

Notable people

  • The writer and politician Frode Jakobsen (1906–1997) was born in Øster Jølby.

References

  1. ^ a b BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ Ansgarskirken – Morsø Frimenighed Destination Mors
  3. ^ Øster Jølby Church Destination Mors