Oksbøl
Oksbøl is a town in southwestern Jutland in the Varde Municipality, in Region of Southern Denmark. As of 1 January 2026, it has a population of 2,885. Oksbøl is located 14 km west of Varde and 23 km northwest of Esbjerg. Oksbøl Refugee Camp houses the refugee museum FLUGT, which opened in 2022.
- Village with about 2,830 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Description: town
- Postal code: 6840
- Also known as“Oxbøl”“Oxsböl”
Places of Interest
Discover Oksbøl Bibliotek and Oksbøl railway station.
Oksbøl railway station
Oksbøl railway station is a railway station serving…
Oksbøl Refugee Camp
The Oksbøl Refugee Camp was the largest camp for German refugees in Denmark after World War II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skødstrup and Billum.
Skødstrup
Hamlet
Skødstrup is a village in Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark.
Oksbøl
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Latitude
55.62359° or 55° 37′ 25″ north
Longitude
8.27817° or 8° 16′ 41″ east
UN/LOCODE
DK OSB
Open location code
9F7CJ7FH+C7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Oksbøl” goes by many names.
OksbølAsturian
OksbølCebuano
OksbølDanish
OksbølDutch
OksbølFinnish
Oksbøl (Varde)Finnish
OksbølNorwegian
OksbølNorwegian Bokmål
اوکسبیلPersian
OksbølSwedish
OksbølTurkish
ОксбьолUkrainian
OksbølWelsh
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