Oksbøl
Town in Southern Denmark, Denmark
55°37′33″N 8°16′45″E / 55.62583°N 8.27917°E / 55.62583; 8.27917 (2023)[1]
DK-6840 Oksbøl
Oksbøl is a town in southwestern Jutland in the Varde Municipality, in Region of Southern Denmark. As of 1 January 2023, it has a population of 2,844.[1]
Oksbøl Refugee Camp houses the refugee museum FLUGT, which opened in 2022. The museum describes the story of refugees from various conflicts throughout history as well as convey the history of the refugee camp. The museum is designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.
Oksbøl is connected to the rest of Jutland via the town's two railway stations, Oksbøl and Baunhøj on the Vestbanen railway line, which runs trains between Nørre Nebel and Esbjerg via Varde.
Notable people
- Æ Tinuser (in English The Tinus brothers) from Vrøgum, near Oksbøl, a Danish traditional band from the 1950s to the late 1970s
References
- ^ a b "Population Statistics of the municipality of Varde". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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