Jenle

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Jenle, summer 2012.

The Jenle farm (Danish dialect for "lonely") is located on the Salling peninsula near Skive and was the residence of the Danish writer Jeppe Aakjær .

From 1907 Aakjær ran the farm together with his second wife Nanna. On the farm he cultivated the local folk culture and held large Jutian folk festivals every year until his death . His wife was an artisan and used to decorate the house. Today Jenle, where Aakjær and his wife were buried, is a museum. Aakjærs has a permanent exhibition dedicated to it; Temporary exhibitions show works of contemporary art. A folk and cultural festival has been held on Jenle every year since 1980.

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Coordinates: 56 ° 39 '56.2 "  N , 9 ° 5' 10.9"  E