Løgumkloster
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Løgumkloster is a town in Tønder
municipality
in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland
peninsula in south Denmark
with a population of 3,618 (1 January 2011). Its name testifies that the town was once the site of the Cistercian Løgum Abbey
, in the then Roman Catholic diocese of Ribe.
Logumkloster was the municipal seat of the now abolished Løgumkloster Municipality
.
Tønder
Tønder is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,278 km², and has a total population of 40,367...
municipality
Municipalities of Denmark
This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...
in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
peninsula in south Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
with a population of 3,618 (1 January 2011). Its name testifies that the town was once the site of the Cistercian Løgum Abbey
Løgum Abbey
Løgum Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in the present town of Løgumkloster in North Schleswig in Denmark.- History:Løgum Abbey was founded in 1173 by Bishop Stefan of Ribe who had previously been at Herrevad Abbey in Skåne, the first Cistercian foundation in Denmark. Løgum was in a sense a...
, in the then Roman Catholic diocese of Ribe.
Logumkloster was the municipal seat of the now abolished Løgumkloster Municipality
Løgumkloster Municipality
Løgumkloster Municipality named for the town Løgumkloster, existed until 1 January 2007, covering an area of 200 km² and with a total population of 6,846 . Its last mayor was Kaj Armann, a member of the Venstre political party...
.