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
Town
Ål Church in Oksbøl
Oksbøl Location in Denmark Show map of Denmark Oksbøl Oksbøl (Region of Southern Denmark) Show map of Region of Southern Denmark
Coordinates: 55°37′33″N 8°16′45″E / 55.62583°N 8.27917°E / 55.62583; 8.27917
Country	Denmark
Region	Southern Denmark (Syddanmark)
Municipality	Varde
Area
• Urban	2.29 km^2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population  (2023)^[1]
• Urban	2,844
• Urban density	1,200/km^2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-6840 Oksbøl

Oksbøl Refugee Camp houses the refugee museum FLUGT, which opened in 2022.

Oksbøl is connected to the rest of Jutland via the town's two stations, Oksbøl station and Baunhøj station on the Vestbanen, 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

1. "Population Statistics of the municipality of Varde". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 July 2018.