Kong Asgers Høj
Kong Asgers Høj is a large passage grave on the island of Møn in Denmark. The megalithic structure dated to Neolithic Funnel Beaker culture. The grave consists of a chamber with a long passage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient monument in Vordingborg Municipality (89906)
- Also known as: “Kong Asgers Hoj”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Klekkende Høj and Tærø.
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. Klekkende Høj is situated 3 km southeast of Kong Asgers Høj.
Tærø
Island
Photo: Kåre Fog, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tærø is a small Danish island in the Ulvsund Strait between Zealand and Møn, not far from Bogø and the Farø Bridges. Located in Vordingborg Municipality, the island has an area of 173 hectares. Tærø is situated 3½ km west of Kong Asgers Høj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersværft and Gammel Kalvehave.
Petersværft
Hamlet
Petersværft is a locality situated on the south coast of Zealand, between Vordingborg and Kalvehave, in southeastern Denmark. It consists of a small, private harbor that belongs to the Petersgaard estate and a few scattered houses. Petersværft is situated 4½ km west of Kong Asgers Høj.
Gammel Kalvehave
Village
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Gammel Kalvehave is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Kong Asgers Høj.
Kalvehave
Village
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalvehave is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Kong Asgers Høj.
Kong Asgers Høj
- Categories: passage grave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
54.95718° or 54° 57′ 26″ northLongitude
12.14027° or 12° 8′ 25″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
9F6JX44R+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 487404911OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kong Asgers Høj” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kong Asgers Høj”
- Danish: “Kong Asgers Høj”
- Danish: “Kong Askers Høj”
- Finnish: “Kuningas Asgerin kumpu”
- Finnish: “Kuningas Asgerin talo”
- German: “Kong Asger Høj”
- Polish: “Kong Asgers Høj”
- Swedish: “Kong Asgers Høj”
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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 “Kong Asgers Høj”. Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.