Laven
Laven is a village in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland. Laven is situated nearby to the hamlet Alling, as well as near Tørring.Photo: Nico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laven railway station and Himmelbjerget.
Laven railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alicudi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laven station is a railway station serving the railway town of Laven in East Jutland, Denmark. The station is located on the Skanderborg–Skjern railway line from Skanderborg to Skjern.
Himmelbjerget
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Himmelbjerget is a hill located between Ry and Silkeborg, Denmark in the area known as Søhøjlandet. With an elevation of 147 m, Himmelbjerget is one of the highest natural points in the Danish landscape. Himmelbjerget is situated 3 km southwest of Laven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linå and Ry.
Linå
Village
Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Linå is a village, with a population of 558, in Silkeborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 10 km east of Silkeborg and 34 km west of Aarhus Linå Church is located in the village. Linå is situated 3½ km northwest of Laven.
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 5 km southeast of Laven.
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 6 km south of Laven.
Laven
- Type: Village
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Silkeborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.12521° or 56° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
9.71777° or 9° 43′ 4″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
9F8F4PG9+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 305354254OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Laven” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Laven”
- Danish: “Laven”
- Dutch: “Laven”
- Finnish: “Laven (Tanska)”
- Finnish: “Laven”
- Polish: “Laven”
- Swedish: “Laven”
- Turkish: “Laven”
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