Store Lihme

Store Lihme is a hamlet in Vejle Municipality, Region South Denmark. Store Lihme is situated nearby to the village Ny Nørup, as well as near the hamlet Ramsherred.

Type: Hamlet
Description: Hamlet in Vejle Municipality
Also known as: “St. Lihme” and “Store Lime”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Engelsholm Castle and Troldborg Ring.

Engelsholm Castle

Manor estate

Photo: JEK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Engelsholm Castle, overlooking Engelsholm Lake, is located 14 km west of Vejle in south-western Denmark. Originally a manor house which traces its history back to the 15th century, it now houses a folk high school.

Troldborg Ring

Archaeological site

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The Troldborg Ring is an Iron Age fortification in Vejle Municipality in Denmark, 13 km west of the city of Vejle. It is located at a natural spring on a high point overlooking the Vejle River Valley. Troldborg Ring is situated 3 km southeast of Store Lihme.

Ravning Bridge

Archaeological site

Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Ravning Bridge was a former 760 m long timber bridge, built in Denmark in the 10th century during the Viking Age. Located 10 km south of Jelling near the village of Ravning, it crossed the meadows of Ravning Enge at Vejle River. Ravning Bridge is situated 3½ km southeast of Store Lihme.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nørup and Bredsten.

Nørup

Hamlet

Nørup is a small village, with a population of only 247, in Vejle Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 6 km west of Bredsten and 17 km west of Vejle. Nørup is situated 2½ km north of Store Lihme.

Bredsten

Town

Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bredsten is a village in Vejle Municipality, Denmark. Bredsten is situated 11 kilometres west of Vejle, and it has a population of 1,881. The village is quite old, indicated by the church which dates back to the Middle Ages though modified by the local entrepreneur de Lichtenberg in the 1740s. Bredsten is situated 5 km east of Store Lihme.