Nykøbing Mors
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Not to be confused with Nykøbing Falster or Nykøbing Sjælland.
Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the Danish Limfjord island of Mors. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 9,357 (2006). It is located in Morsø municipality and belongs to Region Nordjylland.
Nykøbing was the place of birth of Danish-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose and received a certain Herostratic fame as the reputed inspiration for the fictional town of Jante, associated with the Jante Law, in Sandemose's novel A fugitive crosses his tracks.
Nykøbing was the seat of the former Dueholm monastery, now part of the Morsland Historical Museum.
[edit] External links
- Morslands Historiske Museum (Danish)
This article is a translation of the corresponding article on the Danish Wikipedia, accessed on 25 April 2007.
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