Møgeltønder

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Møgeltønder

Total population

895

Elevation10 m

Coordinates54.94°, 8.80°

Demographic figures from Statistics Denmark. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Møgeltønder is a small town in Denmark, located in Møgeltønder Parish, Tønder Municipality, in the southwestern corner of the Danish peninsula of Jutland 5 kilometres north of the Danish-German border and 4 kilometres west of Tønder. Møgeltønder is known for its picturesque main street, the large 12th-century church, and Schackenborg Castle. As of 2026, it has a population of 732.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Jens Jessen

German politician, journalist, editor-in-chief and publisher (1854-1906)

K

Kristen Rohlfs

German astronomer (1930–2017)

J

Joachim Siegerist

German journalist and politician (1947-2023)

Rudolf Titzck

German politician (1925-2005)

Georg Zoëga

Danish archaeologist, numismatist and anthropologist (1755–1809)

C

Carsten Redlef Volquardsen

German teacher and classical philologist (1824–1875)

F

Friedrich Petersen

German theologian and preacher

E

Erik Amdrup

Danish professor (1923–1998)

Christian Sonne

Danish politician

C

Carl-August Petersen

German officer and Knight's Cross recipient

Peter Outzen Boisen

Danish bishop (1762-1831)

W

Wilhelm Nagel

V

Vagn Skovgaard-Petersen

Danish historian (1931-2006)

M

Matz Jenssen

Norwegian businessman (1760-1813)

S

Svend Wiig-Hansen

sculptor, painter (1922-1997)

Svend Andersen

Danish theologian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  3.6 mi away · pop. 564
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  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,210
• Visby
  4.7 mi away · pop. 358
• Jejsing
  6.4 mi away · pop. 526
• Bredebro
  7.8 mi away · pop. 1,507
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  10.1 mi away · pop. 3,124
• Øster Højst
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• Løgumgårde
  10.4 mi away
• Husum-Ballum
  10.6 mi away · pop. 335
• Rens
  12 mi away · pop. 277
• Ravsted
  13.6 mi away · pop. 471
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  13.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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