Louisenlund
Louisenlund, some 3.5 kilometres east of Østermarie on the Danish island of Bornholm, is a site with one of Denmark's largest collection of megaliths. Some 50 stones standing upright among the trees, many of them over 2.5 metres high. Gryet, a similar site in a wood near Bodilsker west of Nexø once had over 60 megaliths but many have now been removed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Szymon Nitka, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: 7alaskan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuremøllen and The Brohus stone.
Kuremøllen
Photo: Szymon Nitka, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kuremøllen is a wooden smock mill located 3 kilometres west of Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm. Built in 1861, it remained in service until 1960. Kuremøllen is situated 1½ km east of Louisenlund.
The Brohus stone
Runestone
Photo: Fyrtaarn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Brohus stone is a runestone, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Louisenlund.
Joboland
Theme park
Brandesgårdshaven, also known as Joboland, is an amusement park with gardens, a zoo and a playground located 3 kilometres west of Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm. Joboland is situated 2½ km east of Louisenlund.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bølshavn and Listed.
Listed
Photo: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Listed is a little fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 2 kilometres northwest of Svaneke. As of 2015, it has a population of 217. Fishermen have used the harbour since at least 1379.
Østermarie
Village
Photo: Ipigott, Public domain.
Østermarie is a village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 8 km west of Svaneke. Founded ca. 1880, its old church, now a ruin, dates back to the 12th century. The population as of 1 January 2025 is 459. Østermarie is situated 3½ km west of Louisenlund.
Louisenlund
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: small forest with ~50 menhirs in it
- Categories: archaeological site, forest, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.13669° or 55° 8′ 12″ northLongitude
15.06757° or 15° 4′ 3″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
9F7Q43P9+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 166903070OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Louisenlund” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Лоуиселунд”
- Cebuano: “Louiselund”
- Danish: “Louisenlund”
- Dutch: “Louisenlund”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لويزينلوند”
- Estonian: “Louisenlund”
- German: “Louisenlund”
- Swedish: “Louiselund”
- Swedish: “Louisenlund”
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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 “Louisenlund”. Photo: Szymon Nitka, CC BY-SA 2.0.