Store Damme

Store Damme is a village in Fanefjord Parish on the western part of the Danish island of Møn, Vordingborg Municipality. With a population of 545 it is the second largest community on the island after Stege.

Type: Village with 613 residents
Description: village in the Danish island of Møn
Also known as: “Damme” and “Store Dame”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fanefjord Church and Klekkende Høj.

Fanefjord Church

Church

Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fanefjord Church is on the Danish island of Møn. It is located in an open setting overlooking the Baltic Sea inlet of Fanefjord between Store Damme and Hårbølle.

Klekkende Høj

Archaeological site

Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.

Klekkende Høj is a megalithic tomb on the island of Møn in Denmark. It takes its name from its location near the village of Klekkende. "Høj" stems from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning hill, mound or barrow.

Grønsalen

Archaeological site

Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grønsalen or Grønjægers Høj is located near Fanefjord Church on the Danish island of Møn. Some 100 metres long and 10 metres wide, it is Denmark's largest long barrow and is widely recognised as one of Europe's outstanding ancient monuments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hårbølle and Damsholte.

Hårbølle

Hamlet

Hårbølle is a harbour village on the Danish island of Møn some 5 km south of Store Damme. It is located in the parish of Fanefjord in Vordingborg Municipality. Today it is a popular pleasure boat harbour and summer house resort.

Damsholte

Hamlet

Photo: Ipigott, Public domain.

Damsholte is a village on the Danish island of Møn. It is located some 6 km south-west of Stege. The first reference to Damsholte dates back to 1664. Damsholte Church, the only Rococo village church in Denmark is to be found in the western part of the village close to the Marienborg Estate. Damsholte is situated 4½ km northeast of Store Damme.