Oksbøl

Oksbøl is a town in southwestern in the , in . As of 1 January 2026, it has a population of 2,885. Oksbøl is located 14 km west of and 23 km northwest of . houses the refugee museum FLUGT, which opened in 2022.
Wikipedia
Photo: Dirk Vorderstraße, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,850 residents
  • Description: town
  • Also known as: “Oksbol”, “Oxbøl”, and “Oxsböl”
  • Postal code: 6840

Places of Interest

Highlights: Oksbøl Bibliotek and Oksbøl railway station.

Library
Photo: Karenr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a library.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving…

Ruins
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The was the largest camp for refugees in after World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skødstrup and Billum.

Hamlet
is a village in in .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Oksbøl.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Oksbøl.

Oksbøl

Latitude
55.62359° or 55° 37′ 25″ north
Longitude
8.27817° or 8° 16′ 41″ east
Population
2,850
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
UN/LOCODE
DK OSB
Open location code
9F7CJ7FH+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10169292187
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2615859
Wiki­data ID
Q202965
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Oksbøl” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Oksbøl”
  • Cebuano: “Oksbøl”
  • Danish: “Oksbøl”
  • Dutch: “Oksbøl”
  • Finnish: “Oksbøl (Varde)”
  • Finnish: “Oksbøl”
  • French: “Oksbøl”
  • German: “Oksbøl”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oksbøl”
  • Norwegian: “Oksbøl”
  • Persian: “اوکسبیل”
  • Spanish: “Oksbøl”
  • Swedish: “Oksbøl”
  • Turkish: “Oksbøl”
  • Ukrainian: “Оксбьол”
  • Welsh: “Oksbøl”

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Places to explore: Hesselmed and Markskel.

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Highlights: Poghøj and Vestkystens Konferencecenter.

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