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Børglum


Børglum is a Danish village with a population below 200 (1 January 2011) in Hjørring municipality, Region Nordjylland (until December 31, 2006; Løkken-Vrå municipality, North Jutland County).

Børglum was the site of a royal gård from at least 1000. This was later converted for use as a monastery, Børglum Abbey, which was developed from c. 1180 by the Premonstratensians. Some of the buildings still exist as a manor house[1]. The abbey was also the seat, from about 1220 until 1536, of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Børglum.

A relatively unknown tale by Hans Christian Andersen is titled "The Bishop of Børglum and His Kinsmen"[2].

Coordinates: 57°22′N 9°50′E / 57.367°N 9.833°E / 57.367; 9.833



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