Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172 in the Diocese of Aarhus near the town of Rye, between the lakes of Mossø and Gudensø in central Jutland, Denmark. It is one of many former monasteries and abbeys in the highland region of Søhøjlandet. Øm Abbey is situated 4 km northwest of Hem.

Yding Church

Church

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Yding Church is situated 2½ km south of Hem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Voerladegård and Ejer.

Voerladegård

Village

Voerladegård is a village, with a population of 597, in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated just south of the Mossø lake, part of the larger Søhøjlandet region. Voerladegård Church is located in the village. Voerladegård is situated 3 km west of Hem.

Ejer

Hamlet

Ejer is a village located near Ejer Bavnehøj in the Skanderborg Municipality of Denmark. The placename, of uncertain etymology, was first recorded in 1437 as Eyer, and in 1492 as Eyerd. Ejer is situated 5 km southeast of Hem.

Alken

Village

Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.

Alken is a village in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark, with a population of 309. Alken is located a short distance from the Mossø lake in the Søhøjlandet area of Central Jutland. Alken is situated 5 km northeast of Hem.

Hem

Type: Locality
Location: Skanderborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.02238° or 56° 1′ 21″ north

Longitude

9.78257° or 9° 46′ 57″ east

Elevation

28 metres (92 feet)

Open location code

9F8F2QCM+X2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4610175338

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2620458

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