Øm Abbey
Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172 in the Diocese of Aarhus near the town of Rye, between the lakes of Mossø and Gudensø in central Jutland, Denmark. It is one of many former monasteries and abbeys in the highland region of Søhøjlandet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Cistercian abbey which was in Søhøjlandet, in Denmark
- Also known as: “Om Kloster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emborg / Øm Kloster museum and Gudensø.
Gammel Rye Mølle
Museum
Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gammel Rye Mølle is a museum, which is situated 4 km northwest of Øm Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voerladegård and Old Rye.
Voerladegård
Village
Voerladegård is a village, with a population of 597, in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated just south of the Mossø lake, part of the larger Søhøjlandet region. Voerladegård Church is located in the village. Voerladegård is situated 3 km south of Øm Abbey.
Old Rye
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Rye is a small town in eastern Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 1,564. Rye was a very important market town in medieval Denmark. In 1534 AD, St. Old Rye is situated 4 km northwest of Øm Abbey.
Ry
Village
Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY 3.0.
Ry is a town with a population of 7,536 in central Denmark, located in Skanderborg municipality in Jutland. The town sprouted up around a railway station 5 km east of the older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry. Ry is situated 4½ km north of Øm Abbey.
Øm Abbey
- Categories: abbey, ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Skanderborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.05209° or 56° 3′ 8″ northLongitude
9.74937° or 9° 44′ 58″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9F8F3P2X+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 504854220OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Øm Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Øm kloster”
- Danish: “Øm Kloster”
- French: “Abbaye d’Øm”
- German: “Kloster Øm”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Øm Kloster”
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