Sostrup Castle
Sostrup Castle is a Danish castle in Gjerrild parish, once in Djurs Nørre Herred, now in Norddjurs Municipality, Denmark. The main building was begun in 1599 and completed in 1606.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Old Dane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: manor house in Norddjurs Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Benzon” and “Sostrup Gods”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjerrild Church and Efterskolen Helle.
Rimsø Runestone
Stone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rimsø stone or DR 114 is a runestone from the 10th century near Århus in Denmark. It is one of few runestones raised after a woman, and it is raised by her son who exclaims that losing one's mother is the worst thing that can happen to a boy. Rimsø Runestone is situated 3 km southwest of Sostrup Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjerrild and Voldby.
Voldby
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Voldby is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Sostrup Castle.
Glesborg
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glesborg is a village, with a population of 607, in Norddjurs Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 20 km northeast of Ryomgård, 48 km east of Randers and 16 km northwest of Grenaa. Glesborg is situated 6 km west of Sostrup Castle.
Sostrup Castle
- Categories: manor house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Norddjurs Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.49784° or 56° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
10.82424° or 10° 49′ 27″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9F8GFRXF+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 101221870OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2612849Wikidata ID
Q12336528
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Sostrup Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sostrup Slot”
- Danish: “Sostrup”
- German: “Schloss Sostrup”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sostrup Slot”
- Slovenian: “grad Sostrup”
- Swedish: “Sostrup slott”
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Highlights include Sostrup Slotspark and Vesterkær.
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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 “Sostrup Castle”. Photo: Old Dane, CC BY-SA 4.0.