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[[File:Søren Larsen (ship) - Crossing "The Line".jpg|thumb|left|160px|Søren Larsen, 2007]]
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Søren Larsen and Sons had a shipyard in Nykøbing Mors. There, the tallship, [[Søren Larsen (ship)|Søren Larsen]] was built in 1949. It is a [[brigantine]] Her current homeport is Sydney, Australia.
Søren Larsen and Sons owned a shipyard in Nykøbing Mors. There, the tall ship [[Søren Larsen (ship)|Søren Larsen]] was built in 1949. It is a [[brigantine]]. She is docked in Sydney, Australia.


== Sport ==
== Sport ==

Revision as of 06:33, 2 June 2022

Not to be confused with Nykøbing Falster or Nykøbing Sjælland.

Nykøbing Mors
Town
Official seal of Nykøbing Mors
Seal
Nykøbing Mors is located in Denmark
Nykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors
Location in Denmark
Nykøbing Mors is located in North Jutland Region
Nykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors (North Jutland Region)
Coordinates: 56°47′43″N 8°51′33″E / 56.79528°N 8.85917°E / 56.79528; 8.85917
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Nordjylland
MunicipalityMorsø Municipality
Area
 • Urban
6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Urban
9,062
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
4,400 males and 4,662 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7900 Nykøbing Mors

Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the Danish Limfjord island of Mors. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 9,062 (1 January 2021).[1] It is located in Morsø Municipality and belongs to Region Nordjylland.

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.

The former Dueholm monastery

Nykøbing was the seat of the former Dueholm monastery, now part of the Morsland Historical Museum.

Søren Larsen, 2007

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.

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 Internationals, including matches for the now defunct Denmark women's team.[3]

Notable people

See also: Mors (island) § Notable_people
Mads Christian Holm, 1891
Aksel Sandemose, 1934

Sport

References

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  3. ^ "Ground profile: Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club Ground". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 27 April 2020

This article is a translation of the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed on 25 April 2007.

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