Vitskøl Abbey
Vitskøl Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Ranum in Himmerland in Region Nordjylland, Denmark, active from mid 12th-century until 1563, and one of the oldest existing monastic complexes in northern Europe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: manor house in Vesthimmerland Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Vitskol Kloster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ranum Church and Overlade Church.
Ranum Church
Church
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Ranum Church is situated 3 km north of Vitskøl Abbey.
Overlade Church
Church
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Overlade Church is situated 3½ km east of Vitskøl Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Overlade and Ranum.
Overlade
Village
Overlade is a village in western Himmerland, Denmark, with a population of 396, located 12 km north from Farsø, 16 km south of Løgstør, 3 kilometers from the Limfjord and seven kilometers south of Ranum. Overlade is situated 3½ km east of Vitskøl Abbey.
Ranum
Village
Photo: Ranumefterskole, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranum is a town in the former municipality of Løgstør and Vesthimmerland Municipality in Denmark. It is the fifth largest town in Vesthimmerland Municipality and is situated approximately 3 km from the inlet Limfjorden and 1 hour from the two major cities Aalborg and Viborg. Ranum is situated 3½ km north of Vitskøl Abbey.
Trend
Village
Trend is a town in North Jutland, it is situated next to Bjørnsholm Bay, to which the closest town is Overlade. Trend has a caravan park and a minigolf course. Trend is situated 3½ km south of Vitskøl Abbey.
Vitskøl Abbey
- Categories: manor house and religion
- Location: Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Vitskøl Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Bjørnsholm”
- Danish: “Vitskøl Kloster”
- French: “Abbaye de Vitskøl”
- German: “Kloster Vitskøl”
- Swedish: “Vitskøl kloster”
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