Denmark
Capital Region
Elsinore

Gurre Castle

Gurre Castle was a royal castle situated in , Denmark. Its ruins lie on the outskirts of , close to the town of on lake Gurre Sø at . The ruins have been excavated and are now restored.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gurrehus and Skt. Jakobs Kapel.

Manor estate
Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a manor estate, which is situated 300 metres west of Gurre Castle.

Ruins
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 360 metres east of Gurre Castle.

Farm
Photo: Ramblersen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a three-winged, half-timbered farmhouse situated on Gurrevej, between and Gurre, a few kilometres west of , Denmark. The building served as the official residence of the local chief forester until 1970. is situated 580 metres west of Gurre Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurre and Kvistgård.

Village
Photo: Graphicos, CC BY 2.5.
is a village located five kilometres west of and 42 kilometres north of central , . It is located on the east side of Lake and is almost surrounded by woodland.

Village
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is a small town in the southwestern outskirts of , Helsingør Municipality, some 40 kilometres north of , . It is situated in the fork between the Helsingør Motorway to the east, separating it from , and Helsingørsvej to the west. is a stop on the Lille North railway line between and . is situated 3½ km south of Gurre Castle.

Village
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and parish located 8 km west of and six km north of , between to the southwest and to the east. in Helsingør Municipality, some 40 km north of , . is situated 3½ km west of Gurre Castle.

Gurre Castle

Latitude
56.01952° or 56° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
12.5053° or 12° 30′ 19″ east
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
9F8J2G94+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400187250
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
2620987
Wiki­data ID
Q3431547
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Gurre Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “замак Гурэ”
  • Bengali: “গুরে দুর্গ”
  • Bulgarian: “Гуре”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Gurre”
  • Danish: “Gurre Slot”
  • Danish: “Gurre Slotsruin”
  • Finnish: “Gurren linna”
  • French: “château de Gurre”
  • French: “Château de Gurre”
  • German: “Burg Gurre”
  • German: “Kongeborgen Gurre”
  • Hebrew: “טירת גורה”
  • Japanese: “グアア城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gurre slott”
  • Norwegian: “Gurre slott”
  • Portuguese: “castelo de Gurre”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Gurre”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Gurre”
  • Russian: “замок Гурре”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Gurre”
  • Swedish: “Gurre slott”
  • Turkish: “Gurre kalesi”

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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 “Gurre Castle”. Photo: Graphicos, CC BY 2.5.