Hammershus

Hammershus is a medieval era fortification at Hammeren on the northern tip of the island of . The fortress was partially demolished around 1750 and is now a ruin. It was partially restored around 1900.
Wikipedia
Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 67 metres (220 feet)
  • …dates from the 13th century
  • Description: ruins of fortress on the Danish island Bornholm
  • Also known as
    “Hammershus Castle Ruin”
    “Hammershus Ruin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Løvehovederne and Ankermyr.
Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.
Jens Cederskjold, CC BY 3.0.
is a lake.
A.Savin, FAL.
is a marina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allinge-Sandvig and Vang.
Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city on .
Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a little fishing village on the northwest… is situated 2½ km south of Hammershus.
GunnarBach, Public domain.
is a small community in the north of , . is situated 4½ km southeast of Hammershus.

Hammershus

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Latitude
55.27092° or 55° 16′ 15″ north
Longitude
14.75531° or 14° 45′ 19″ east
Open location code
9F7P7QC4+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378890205
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2620817
Wiki­data ID
Q700384

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Hammershus” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Hammershus”
  • Basque: “Hammershus gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Hammershus”
  • Chinese: “哈默斯胡斯”
  • Czech: “Hammershus”
  • Danish: “Hammershus”
  • Dutch: “Hammershus (kasteel)”
  • Dutch: “Hammershus”
  • Finnish: “Hammershus”
  • French: “Hammershus”
  • Galician: “Hammershus”
  • German: “Burg Hammershus”
  • German: “Hammershus”
  • Indonesian: “Hammershus”
  • Japanese: “ハマスフース”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hammershus”
  • Norwegian: “Hammershus”
  • Polish: “Hammershus”
  • Russian: “Хаммерсхус”
  • Spanish: “Hammershus”
  • Swedish: “Hammershus”
  • Ukrainian: “Хаммерсхус”

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