Morsø Municipality ( Danish : Morsø Kommune ) is a municipality ( Danish , kommune ) in Region Nordjylland in northern Denmark . The municipality is located on the island of Morsø or Mors, an island in the Limfjord , the sound that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula . The municipality includes the smaller island of Agerø , and covers an area of 368 km. It has a total population of 19,734 (2024). Its mayor is Egon Pleidrup Poulsen, a member of the Social Democrats ( Socialdemokraterne ) political party .
6-612: The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Nykøbing Mors . Because Morsø municipality comprises the entirety of the island, all municipal neighbors are separated by a body of water. The 382-metre (1,253 ft) long Vilsund Bridge ( Vilsundbro ) connects the municipality at the town of Sundby over the Vil Strait to the town of Vilsund Vest in Thisted municipality . The 1,717-metre (5,633 ft) long Sallingsund Bridge , which opened on 30 May 1978, connects
12-575: A population of 8,941, as of 1 January 2024. It is located in Morsø Municipality and belongs to Region Nordjylland . The town received its charter in 1299. Nykøbing was the seat of the former Dueholm monastery , now part of the Morsland Historical Museum. Nykøbing was the place of birth of Danish - Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose and the reputed inspiration for the fictional town of Jante , associated with
18-595: Is the largest town on Mors and the island's cultural center. Approximately half of the island's residents live in the area around Nykøbing. The town is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Sallingsund Bridge , which connects Mors with Salling across the Sallingsund. Nykøbing Mors is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town Skive in Salling and 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of
24-838: The Jante Law , in Sandemose's novel A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks . 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. Nykøbing is located on the east coast of the island of Mors by the Sallingsund , a sound that separates Mors from the Salling peninsula on the mainland Jutland peninsula in Denmark. It
30-606: The municipality at the town of Nykøbing Mors over the Salling Strait to the town of Sallingsund. Before the bridge was built there was a train ferry connection over the strait from the town of Nykøbing to Glyngøre, and a car ferry connection between Pinen at Mors and Plagen at Salling (i.e. "Pinen og Plagen" meaning "the Pain and the Torment"). Morsø municipality was not merged with other municipalities by 1 January 2007 as
36-589: The result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) . Morsø's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007 . Nyk%C3%B8bing Mors Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the island of Mors in the Limfjord in Denmark . The town received its charter in 1299 and has
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