Nykøbing Mors Explained

Nykøbing Mors
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Denmark#Denmark North Jutland Region
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Denmark
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Region Nordjylland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Morsø Municipality
Area Urban Km2:6.4
Population As Of:2024
Population Urban:8941
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Gender [1]
Population Blank1:4325 males and 4616 females
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7900 Nykøbing Mors

Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the island of Mors in the Limfjord in Denmark. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 8,941, as of 1 January 2024.[2] It is located in Morsø Municipality and belongs to Region Nordjylland.

History

The town received its charter in 1299. Nykøbing was the seat of the former Dueholm monastery, now part of the Morsland Historical Museum.

Nykøbing was the place of birth of Danish-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose and the reputed inspiration for the fictional town of Jante, associated with the Jante Law, in Sandemose's novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks.

Søren Larsen and Sons owned a shipyard in Nykøbing Mors. There, the tall ship Søren Larsen was built in 1949. It is a brigantine. She is docked in Sydney, Australia.

Geography

Nykøbing is located on the east coast of the island of Mors by the Sallingsund, a sound that separates Mors from the Salling peninsula on the mainland Jutland peninsula in Denmark. It is the largest town on Mors and the island's cultural center. Approximately half of the island's residents live in the area around Nykøbing. The town is located 6km (04miles) north of the Sallingsund Bridge, which connects Mors with Salling across the Sallingsund. Nykøbing Mors is located 31km (19miles) north of the town Skive in Salling and 30km (20miles) southeast of the town Thisted in Thy.

Sport

Located just outside the town on a spit is Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground. The ground has in the past held Women's One Day International matches, including matches for the home national team.[3]

Notable people

Sport

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex
  2. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
  3. Web site: Ground profile: Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground. CricketArchive. 18 October 2011.
  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1529942/ IMDb Database