Denmark
Region Zealand
Roskilde Municipality

Himmelev

Himmelev is a largely residential area in the municipality of in and is contiguous with . The population in the parish is around 14,000.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area of Roskilde, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Hemmelev”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Himmelev Church and Viking Ship Museum.

Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
Photo: Jami430, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in is 's national ship museum for ships of the prehistoric and medieval period. The main focus of the museum is a permanent exhibition of the Skuldelev ships, five original Viking ships excavated nearby in 1962.

College
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a college.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trekroner and Roskilde.

Suburb
Photo: Moeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district in the north-eastern outskirts of on the Danish island of . The district has been a major growth area of the city, expanding in the fields surrounding the campus of Roskilde University.

Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
is in , , 35 km west of . is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Cathedral, World Heritage site.

Neighborhood
is a district of on the Danish island of . Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city. is situated 2½ km southwest of Himmelev.

Himmelev

Latitude
55.66011° or 55° 39′ 36″ north
Longitude
12.10095° or 12° 6′ 3″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
9F7JM462+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26376032
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2620310
Wiki­data ID
Q5765422
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Satellite Map

Discover Himmelev from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Himmelev” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Himmelev”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Himmelev”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Himmelev”
  • Swedish: “Himmelev”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stryhns Gruppen A/S and Haraldsborg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Himmelev Skole and Sport og Fitness Himmelev.

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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 “Himmelev”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.