Nissum Fjord

The Nissum Fjord is located about 20 km west of Holstebro and 20 km north of Ringkøbing at the West Jutland North Sea coast.

General

The fjord has a water area of ​​about 7,000 ha and is just across the Spit, just 200 meters wide at its narrowest point, separated from the North Sea. Due to the shallow water depth you tried from 1844, the area to dry out, enabling you to use it for agriculture can. However, this was only in a small area in the southeast, the Felsted Kog. With today Location Thorsminde is since 1866 a later expanded and enlarged barrier that regulates the flow between the fjord and the sea.

Nature

The fjord has extensive reed beds and has a special significance as a breeding and resting area for birds, especially geese and ducks and waders. It is recognized not only as a reserve, but also enjoys the status of a territory under the international Ramsar Convention.