Trelleborg
The Trelleborg, west of Slagelse on the Danish island of Zealand, is one of seven known Viking ring castles. When built, the fortress was situated on a peninsula that jutted into the swampy area between two rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thuecl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: circular viking fort in Denmark
- Also known as: “Traelleborg” and “Trælleborg”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hejninge Church and Kong Slags Dysse.
Hejninge Church
Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hejninge Church is situated 1½ km northeast of Trelleborg.
Kong Slags Dysse
Archaeological site
Photo: Praeceptor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kong Slags Dysse is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km east of Trelleborg.
Hellig Anders Kors
Wayside cross
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hellig Anders Kors is a wayside cross, which is situated 2½ km east of Trelleborg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hejninge and Forlev-Vemmelev.
Forlev-Vemmelev
Village
Forlev-Vemmelev, also known under the individual names Forlev and Vemmelev, is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. The two towns of Forlev and Vemmelev have grown together, with the merged town known under all three names. Forlev-Vemmelev is situated 2½ km south of Trelleborg.
Frølunde Fed
Village
Frølunde Fed is a village on Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Frølunde Fed is situated 3½ km west of Trelleborg.
Trelleborg
- Categories: archaeological site, circular rampart, Viking ring fortress, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Slagelse Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.3941° or 55° 23′ 39″ northLongitude
11.26527° or 11° 15′ 55″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9F7H97V8+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 77767243OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Trelleborg” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Trelleborg (Slagelse)”
- Basque: “Trelleborg”
- Chinese: “特雷勒堡”
- Danish: “Trelleborg”
- Danish: “Vikingeborgen Trelleborg”
- Dutch: “Trelleborg (museum)”
- Dutch: “Trelleborg”
- French: “Trelleborg”
- German: “Trelleborg”
- Hebrew: “טרלבור”
- Icelandic: “Trelleborg”
- Italian: “Trelleborg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Trelleborg”
- Norwegian: “Trelleborg”
- Portuguese: “Treleburgo”
- Portuguese: “Trelleborg”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Trelleborg”
- Spanish: “Trelleborg (Slagelse)”
- Spanish: “Trelleborg”
- Swedish: “Trelleborg”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Trelleborg”. Photo: Thuecl, CC BY-SA 3.0.