Grenen
Grenen is a long sandbar spit at Skagen Odde, northeast of the town of Skagen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skagen Lighthouse and Grenen Art Museum.
Skagen Lighthouse
Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skagen Lighthouse, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse four kilometres northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.
Skagen Bunker Museum
Museum
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skagen Bunker Museum is a private museum near the tip of Grenen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It is located in an old German bunker of the Regelbau 638 type which was used during the Second World War as an infirmary for treating wounded soldiers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skagen.
Skagen
Skagen is a town in North Jutland. In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.
Grenen
- Type: Spit
- Description: northernmost point of Denmark
- Categories: cape, headland, and landform
- Location: Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Grenen” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qrenen burnu”
- Breton: “Grenen”
- Cebuano: “Grenen (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Grenen”
- Chinese: “格列能”
- Chinese: “格雷嫩”
- Czech: “Grenen”
- Danish: “Grenen”
- Danish: “Skagens Gren”
- Dutch: “Grenen”
- Faroese: “Grenen”
- French: “Grenen”
- French: “Pointe de Grenen”
- German: “Grenen”
- German: “Kap Skagen”
- Hungarian: “Grenen”
- Icelandic: “Grenen”
- Italian: “Grenen”
- Japanese: “グレネン”
- Kalaallisut: “Grenen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grenen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grenen”
- Norwegian: “Grenen”
- Portuguese: “Grenen”
- Russian: “Гренен”
- Spanish: “Grenen”
- Swedish: “Grenen”
- Tatar: “Гренен”
- Turkish: “Grenen”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Østerby and Skagen port.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skagens Rev and Skaw Lighthouse.
North Jutland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Aalborg, Frederikshavn, Skagen, and Hjørring.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Grenen”. Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.