Gammel Skagen
Højen or Gammel Skagen on the west side of Skagen Odde is an old fishing community which now forms part of the town of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hyttefadet and Ruth’s Hotel.
Ruth’s Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruth's Hotel is a historic hotel in the Højen district of Skagen in the far North of Jutland, Denmark. Named after its founders, Emma and Hans Christian Ruth, who opened it as Badepensionat Vesterhus in 1904, the establishment has now gained a reputation not only for comfort but for its French Brasserie restaurant run by Michel Michaud, said to be Skagen's best.
Sand-Covered Church
Photo: EHRENBERG Kommunikation, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Sand-Covered Church is the name given to a late 14th-century church dedicated to Saint Lawrence of Rome. It was a brick church of considerable size, located 2 kilometres southwest of the town centre of Skagen, Denmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skagen and Grenen.
Skagen
Skagen is a town in North Jutland. In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.
Grenen
Locality
Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grenen is a long sandbar spit at Skagen Odde, northeast of the town of Skagen. Grenen is situated 8 km east of Gammel Skagen.
Hulsig
Hamlet
Hulsig is a settlement and area of moorland and grey sand dunes in the Råbjerg Mile of the Skagens Odde peninsula, in northern Jutland, northern Denmark. Hulsig is situated 8 km southwest of Gammel Skagen.
Gammel Skagen
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “Gamle Skagen”, “Hojen”, and “Højen”
- Categories: city district and locality
- Location: Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.72768° or 57° 43′ 40″ northLongitude
10.52423° or 10° 31′ 27″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9F9GPGHF+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4920521415OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Gammel Skagen” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Gammel Skagen”
- Danish: “Højen”
- French: “Højen”
- German: “Gammel Skagen”
- German: “Højen”
- Swedish: “Gammel Skagen”
- Swedish: “Højen”
- “Gammel Skagen”
- “Højen”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Højen Kirkegård and Solnedgangspladsen.
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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 “Gammel Skagen”. Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 3.0.