Jegindø

Danish island
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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.[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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