Agerskov () is a town located in central

Southern Jutland Southern Jutland (; ) is the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland, Denmark and north of the Eider (river) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The region north of the Kongeå is called . Both territories had their own ting assemblies in the Mi ...

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with a population of 1,175 (1 January 2025).BY3: Population 1. January by urban and rural areas, area and population density
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The town is located 9 km from

Toftlund Toftlund () is a town in South Jutland with a population of 3,225 (1. January 2025).Løgumkloster Løgumkloster (; both mean 'Løgum monastery'), is a town in Tønder Municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark with a population of 3,519 (1 January 2025).

and 16 km from

Rødekro Rødekro () is a railway town, with a population of 6,189 (1 January 2025),Tønder Municipality Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality. History The first mention of Tønder might have been in th ...

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Agerskov Inn

The town is best known throughout Denmark for its inn, Agerskov Inn (), which enjoyed royal privileges from 1767. It has and still functions today as a gathering place, or ting, for inhabitants throughout all of

. It has been restored regularly since 1981.

Agerskov Ungdomsskole

The town also boasts the first Danish youth school (

ungdomsskole Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged from 6 to 16. Schools are typically divided into two divisions: primary and lower secondary schooling. The majority of schools in Norway are municipal, where local governments fund and manag ...

) in Southern Jutland, Agerskov Ungdomsskole. Opened in 1919, it was an alternative to the Danish schools on the other side of the border. The school still functions as a boarding school today.

Agerskov Church

Agerskov Church is a Romanesque church made of

ashlar Ashlar () is a cut and dressed rock (geology), stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape. The term can also refer to a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, a ...

built around 1200 with extensions added in 1300 and again in 1500. The church features a peculiar type of spire known especially from the region previously connected to Tørning Mill, where the spire is just above four triangle-shaped gables.

Notable people

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(born 20 September 1983) - from DR2's program ''

Bonderøven ''Bonderøven'' (can loosely be translated to "The Hill-billy") is a Danish TV show produced by DR and broadcast on DR1. The program was originally broadcast on the channel DR2 but in 2011 it was moved to the main channel DR1 since it had a g ...

''Bonderøven fra DR2 kommer på Agerskov Kro
, ''

JydskeVestkysten ''JydskeVestkysten'' is a Danish language regional newspaper published in Esbjerg, Denmark, which is among the largest publications in the country. History and profile ''JydskeVestkysten'' was first published on 15 January 1991 as a result of th ...

'', hentet 5. November 2013. *

Ole Birk Olesen Ole Birk Olesen (born 21 December 1972) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election. From 2016 to 2019 he served as Denmark' ...

(born 21 December 1972) - member of Parliament and the political party Liberal Alliance *

Tommy Ahlers Tommy Ahlers (born 18 November 1975 in Haderslev) is a Danish former businessman and politician who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party from 2015 to 2021. He was the Minister of Science, Technology, Information and High ...

(born 18 November 1975) member of Parliament and the political party Venstre.

Gallery

File:AgerskovKristneFriskoleSØ.jpg, Agerskov Christian Free School File:AgerskovStationS.jpg, The former Agerskov Station, now a pub File:Agerskov Brandstation.jpg, Agerskov fire station

References

External references

Agerskov Kro

Tønder Kommune
Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Tønder Municipality {{SouthernDK-stub