Ølgod
Ølgod is a railway town with a population of 3,779 (1 January 2021),[1] at the railroad between Esbjerg and Struer, which was the seat of the former Ølgod Municipality (Danish, kommune) in Varde Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark.
Ølgod | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Ølgod railway station | |
  Ølgod Location in Denmark .svg.png.webp) Ølgod Ølgod (Region of Southern Denmark) | |
| Coordinates: 55°48′30″N 8°37′8″E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Municipality | Varde Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Urban | 3,779 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-6870 Ølgod |
Ølgod Church
Ølgod Church is build in the Romanesque style - presumably as a manor church - around 1200.
Museums
Ølgod Museum, located in the Culture House, tells the story of Danish agriculture, from poor heath farmers to democratic modern farmers.
Hjedding Andelsmejeri, situated about 2 km south of Ølgod, was the first cooperative dairy in Denmark, founded the 10th of June 1882. Now it is a museum, where the machines that helped to revolutionize the Danish dairy operation are on display.
Ølgod Municipality
The former Ølgod Municipality covered an area of 247 km2, and had a total population of 11,351 (2005). Its last mayor was Erik Buhl Nielsen, who is currently the mayor of Varde Municipality.
On January 1, 2007, Ølgod municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Blaabjerg, Blåvandshuk, Helle, and Varde municipalities to form a new Varde municipality.
Notable people
- Mette Magrete Tvistman (1741–1827) the first female clockmaker in Denmark. She had her own workshop in Ølgod from 1787 to 1798
- Jacob Stilling-Andersen (1858 in Ølgod - 1933) a Danish dairy manager and businessman
- Jan Kristiansen (born 1981 in Ølgod) a retired Danish footballer, over 450 club caps
- Lars Møller Madsen (born 1981 in Ølgod) a Danish team handball player
References
- BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density 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