Jegindø Explained

Jegindø
Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jegindø in Denmark.
Location:Limfjord
Area Km2:7.91
Area Footnotes:[1]
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Country: Denmark
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Central Denmark Region
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Struer Municipality
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Population:410
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[2]
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
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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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area and population. Regions and inhabited islands . www.dst.dk . 4 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Statistikbanken . www.statistikbanken.dk . 4 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Jegindø . Den Store Danske . 4 May 2024 . da . 9 March 2017.