Harken

Harken is a village in Hjørring Municipality, North Jutland and has about 423 residents. Harken is situated nearby to the hamlet Hæstrup Mølleby, as well as near Gunderup.

Photo: Tsca, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hæstrup Church and Vrejlev Priory.

Hæstrup Church

Church

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Vrejlev Priory

Manor estate

Photo: GunnarBach, Public domain.

Vrejlev Priory is a former Danish priory which dates back to the 13th century. The priory located at Vrejlev, near Vrå, Region Nordjylland, Denmark. Between 1165 and the Protestant Reformation, it was operated as a Premonstratensian nunnery. Vrejlev Priory is situated 3½ km south of Harken.

Vrejlev Church

Church

Photo: GunnarBach, Public domain.

Vrejlev Church is situated 3½ km south of Harken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rakkeby and Ilbro.

Rakkeby

Hamlet

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Rakkeby is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Harken.

Ilbro

Hamlet

Photo: Tsca, CC BY 3.0.

Ilbro is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Harken.

Poulstrup

Village

Photo: Tsca, CC BY 4.0.

Poulstrup is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Harken.

Harken

Type: Village with 423 residents
Description: settlement in Denmark
Categories: town and locality
Location: Hjørring Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

57.39345° or 57° 23′ 36″ north

Longitude

9.98484° or 9° 59′ 5″ east

Population

423

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

9F9F9XVM+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10132623670

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Harken” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Harken”
Danish: “Harken”
Dutch: “Harken”
Finnish: “Harken”
Polish: “Harken”
Turkish: “Harken”

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