Hjælmshoved
Hjelmshoved is a small Danish island in the South Funen Archipelago, lying south of Funen. Hjælmshoved covers an area of 0.2 km2. On the southern part of Hjælmshoved that reaches a maximum height of 2,2 meters above sea-level, there are two old farmhouses that have been converted to leisure cottages.- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Denmark
- Also known as: “Hjelmshoved”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hjortø and Capeshøj.
Capeshøj
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strammelse and Landet.
Strammelse
Village
Strammelse is a village on the island of Tåsinge… Strammelse is situated 7 km northeast of Hjælmshoved.
Landet
Village
Photo: Kim brixen, Public domain.Bjerreby
Village
Hjælmshoved
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Svendborg Municipality, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.97314° or 54° 58′ 23″ north
Longitude
10.4967° or 10° 29′ 48″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
9F6GXFFW+7M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hjælmshoved” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hjelmshoved”
- Danish: “Hjælmshoved”
- Danish: “Hjelmshoved”
- Dutch: “Hjelmshoved”
- German: “Hjelmshoved”
- Swedish: “Hjelmshoved”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hjortø By and Gesinge Udflytter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hjortø Havn and Hjortø Museum.
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