Jegindø

Jegindø
The Church of Jegindø
Jegindø is located in Denmark
Jegindø
Jegindø
Location of Jegindø in Denmark.
Jegindø is located in Denmark Central Denmark Region
Jegindø
Jegindø
Jegindø (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
Geography
LocationLimfjord
Coordinates56°39′N 8°38′E / 56.650°N 8.633°E / 56.650; 8.633
Area7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)[1]
Administration
RegionCentral Denmark Region
MunicipalityStruer Municipality
Demographics
Population410 (2024)[2]
Additional information
Time zone
 • Summer (DST)

Jegindø, locally known as 'Jenø', is a Danish island in the western part of the Limfjord. The island is connected with the peninsula Thyholm via a dam. The main settlement is Jegind.[3] Until 2007, the island was part of Thyholm Municipality, but now it is part of Struer Municipality. The island is 6 km long and 3 km across at its widest point. Jegindø covers an area of 7.91 km2 and has 410 inhabitants as of 2024.[2] There are no forests, rivers, or lakes on Jegindø.

The island has a church, a harbour and a mission house. Commercially, the main industries are fisheries, the sale of fish and mussels, and farming.

References

  1. ^ "Area and population. Regions and inhabited islands" (PDF). www.dst.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Statistikbanken". www.statistikbanken.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Jegindø". Den Store Danske (in Danish). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.


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