Gislum Parish (Danish: Gislum Sogn) is a parish located in Vesthimmerland Municipality within the Diocese of Viborg.
Gislum Parish
Gislum Sogn | |
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.JPG) Gislum Church | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Vesthimmerland Municipality |
| Diocese | Diocese of Viborg |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 329 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central Europe Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
| Postal code | 9600 |
Until the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform, the parish was a municipal region within Gislum Herred in Aalborg County The town within the parish once had a grocery store and two schools, all of which closed had closed by 1980.
In 1432 there was something called Gislum call and it was because the prist of Gislum was in control over Vognsild, Svingelbjerg and Farsø parish.[2]
Notable people
edit- Jens Bigum (born 1938 in Gislum) a Danish business executive and former CEO of Arla Foods
References
edit- ^ "KM1: Folketal den 1. i kvartalet efter sogn og folkekirkemedlemsskab". Statistics Denmark (in Danish). 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Wammen, J. P. "Hr. Mads Sørensen i Gislum". tidsskrift.dk.