Ølgod is a railway town with a population of 3,705 (1 January 2022),[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 | |
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Town | |
![]() Ølgod railway station | |
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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 (2022)[1] | |
• Urban | 3,705 |
• 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 is built in the Romanesque style - presumably as a manor church - around year 1200. The church's tower was built around the year 1500, while the altarpiece is from 1596.[2]
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.
The former Ølgod Municipality covered an area of 247 km2, and had a total population of 11,351 (2005). Ølgod Municipality's last mayor was Erik Buhl Nielsen.
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. Mads Sørensen is currently the mayor of Varde Municipality.
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