Mols

Mols
Mols
Region
	MolsHerred
	Mols Location of Mols in Denmark
	Coordinates:56°11′N10°31′E/ 56.183°N 10.517°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Syddjurs
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	8400

Molsis a smallDanishgathering of hillypeninsulasin the southern part of the larger peninsula ofDjurslandon the east coast ofJutland.The largest peninsulas of Mols compriseSkødshovedto the west, andHelgenæsto the east.

Mols' largest town isEbeltoft,a town on the coast, noted for its historical town centre. Some residents of Mols or Ebeltoft^[who?]will argue that Ebeltoft is not a town of Mols. The usually accepted^{[by whom?]}compromise is that Ebeltoft is the market town of Mols, although not geographically situated in present-day Mols.^{[citation needed]}

Hills in Mols rise to 137 metres, high byDanishstandards. The highest points areAgri Bavnehøj(137 m),Trehøje(127 m) and Stabelhøjene (135 m & 133 m). In 2008 this hilly area,Mols Bjerge(bjergetranslates to "mountains" ), was declared one of the first Danishnational parks.It has unspoiled country, farms, rolling hills that descend to the sea, and very few large resorts.^{[citation needed]}

People of Mols, called Molboer, are the subjects ofMolbohistorier– ethnic stories told by the townsfolk ofAarhusand Ebeltoft to ridicule rural people.^[1]Three of the better-known stories are "The Stork in the Corn", "The Thirsty Tree", and "Black Pudding".^[2]

Tourism

Tourism is important on Mols, with many summer rentals,marinasand a total of twenty-two popular sandy beaches in the general area of Djursland, all of which are public as almost all of Denmark's coastline. Denmark and Mols are not densely populated, compared to central Europe, making the area uncrowded. The summer climate is mild, and it seldom gets unpleasantly hot. Situated on the eastern side of Jutland, and part of the small shallowKattegatsea separating Denmark and Sweden, the seawater warms up fast in the summer and the coastlines are not exposed to rough tides and waves as normally experienced on the Jutlandic west coast.