Mols is a small
DanishDenmark is located in Western Europe on the Jutland peninsula and several islands in the Baltic sea. It sidelines both the and the North Sea along its 7,987 km coastline. Its size is comparable to that of Nova Scotia. Denmark has a 68 km border with Germany. Denmark experiences a...
peninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paenīnsula : paene, almost + īnsula, island.A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit....
located on the south of another peninsula,
DjurslandDjursland is a Danish peninsula located on the east coast of the larger Jutland peninsula. Other minor peninsulas are also found stretching out from Djursland, such as Skødshoved and Helgenæs....
, which in turn is located on the east coast of a larger peninsula,
JutlandJutland , historically also called Cimbria, forms the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish-German border to its south...
. Two other peninsulas, Skødshoved and
HelgenæsHelgenæs is a minor peninsula stretching out from Djursland in Denmark, with a total land area of approximately twenty square kilometres. The most narrow part of the peninsula is about 240 metres, and it is said that the Vikings, when sailing between Århus and Ebeltoft, transported their longboats...
, are again located west and south of Mols, respectively.
The largest town of Mols is
EbeltoftEbeltoft is a town on the central east coast of Denmark, located in Syddjurs municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Danish peninsula of Jutland....
which is a very picturesque seaside town located on the coast. Some residents of Mols or Ebeltoft will argue that Ebeltoft is not a town of Mols.
Mols is a small
DanishDenmark is located in Western Europe on the Jutland peninsula and several islands in the Baltic sea. It sidelines both the and the North Sea along its 7,987 km coastline. Its size is comparable to that of Nova Scotia. Denmark has a 68 km border with Germany. Denmark experiences a...
peninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paenīnsula : paene, almost + īnsula, island.A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit....
located on the south of another peninsula,
DjurslandDjursland is a Danish peninsula located on the east coast of the larger Jutland peninsula. Other minor peninsulas are also found stretching out from Djursland, such as Skødshoved and Helgenæs....
, which in turn is located on the east coast of a larger peninsula,
JutlandJutland , historically also called Cimbria, forms the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish-German border to its south...
. Two other peninsulas, Skødshoved and
HelgenæsHelgenæs is a minor peninsula stretching out from Djursland in Denmark, with a total land area of approximately twenty square kilometres. The most narrow part of the peninsula is about 240 metres, and it is said that the Vikings, when sailing between Århus and Ebeltoft, transported their longboats...
, are again located west and south of Mols, respectively.
The largest town of Mols is
EbeltoftEbeltoft is a town on the central east coast of Denmark, located in Syddjurs municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Danish peninsula of Jutland....
which is a very picturesque seaside town located on the coast. Some residents of Mols or Ebeltoft will argue that Ebeltoft is not a town of Mols. The usually accepted compromise is that Ebeltoft is the market town of Mols, although not geographically situated on present day Mols.
Mols has hills up to 137 metres in height which is very high by
DanishDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
standards and is assumed to become part of the first Danish
national parkA national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a national government, set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, and protected from most development...
. It is a beautiful unspoiled country of farms and rolling hills that descend to the ocean, with very few large resorts.
The hills are called Mols Bjerge, where the highest points are Agri Bavnehøj (137 m), Trehøje (127 m) and Stabelhøjene (135 m & 133 m).
The people living in Mols are called Molboer, and are famous for their Molbohistorier - ethnic stories that townsfolk of
AarhusAarhus, or Århus , is the second largest city and the principal port of Denmark, situated on the peninsula of Jutland. Aarhus is the seat of the council of Aarhus municipality with 303,318 inhabitants and claims the unofficial title "Capital of Jutland"...
and Ebeltoft told to poke fun at the slow hillbillies. A few of the better known ones are, "The Stork in the Corn," "The Thirsty Tree," and "Black Pudding."
Mols is expected to be declared one of three Danish national parks in December 2007.