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Discover Risum in Denmark
Risum in the region of Central Jutland is a place located in Denmark - some 156 mi or ( 252 km ) North-West of Copenhagen , the country's capital .
Local time in Risum is now 03:04 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Copenhagen " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Viborg, Vester Gronning, Vejle, Varde, and Sundsore. When in this area, you might want to check out Viborg . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Risum ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Fur - an island in Denmark
Fur - an island in Denmark. Apart from it's unique clay, "Moler", Fur is a holiday island and a home for 900 people. Well worth a visit! www.akvarel.dk ..
Fur Museum
Furs geologi. Fossilerne og vulkanerne ..
Ice age on Fur 1 - Istid på Fur 1- Færgen.
Istid på Fur - Ice age on Fur. It's a hard winter. Today while I was filming it was -8 degrees. ..
Fur Fish Parade 2008
Fish Parade on Fur with fiber-glass fish painted by lokal artists and placed along the roads on the Danish island. www.akvarel.dk ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Fur (island)
Fur (alternative older spelling Fuur) is a small Danish island in the Limfjord at the northern tip of the Salling peninsula. Fur has under 900 inhabitants. The island covers an area of 22 km². It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:56|49|N|09|01|E||| | |name= }}. The island is linked to the mainland through a 24 hour ferry, the Sleipner-Fur ferry, sailing from Branden. The crossing of the Fursund takes 3–4 minutes.
Located at 56.82 9.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Fur Museum
The Fur Museum is a small natural history museum located in the village of Nederby, not far from the ferry port, in the south of the island Fur, Denmark. The museum combines exhibitions on the natural history, geology and environment of the island with an exploration of its cultural and social history.
Located at 56.82 9.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Fur Formation
The Fur Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian (Lower Eocene Epoch, c. 56.0-54.5 Ma) age which crops out in the Limfjord region of Denmark from Silstrup via Mors and Fur (island) to Ertebølle, and can be seen in many cliffs and quarries in the area. The Diatomite Cliffs (moler in Danish) is on the Danish list of tentative candidates for World Heritage and may become a world Heritage site.
Located at 56.84 8.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Sundsøre Municipality
Until January 1, 2007 Sundsøre municipality was a municipality in the former Viborg County on the Salling Peninsula, a part of the larger Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality included the island of Fur, and covered an area of 171 km². It had a total population of 6,464 (2005). Its last mayor is Flemming Eskildsen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Breum.
Located at 56.70 8.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
St. Peter's Priory, Grinderslev
St. Peter's Priory was an early Augustinian monastery located between the towns of Grinderslev and Breum, in north central Denmark.
Located at 56.69 9.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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