Gorms Mound
Gorms Mound is a hill in Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark and has an elevation of 101 metres. Gorms Mound is situated nearby to the hamlet Skovdallund, as well as near the locality Saksmose Huse.Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 101 metres
- Description: the southern Jelling mound
- Also known as: “Gorms Hoj”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jelling stones and Kongernes Jelling.
Jelling stones
Monument
Photo: Rialfver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jelling stones are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The older of the two Jelling stones was raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra.
Jelling railway station
Railway station
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jelling station is a railway station serving the railway town of Jelling in Jutland, Denmark. Jelling station is located on the Vejle-Holstebro railway line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jelling and Skibet.
Jelling
Photo: Ajepbah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jelling is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 4,038, located in Jelling Parish, approximately 10 km northwest of Vejle. The town lies 105 metres above sea level.
Skibet
Village
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skibet is a Danish town, with a population of 2,604, located 6 kilometres west of the municipal seat and regional capital Vejle in the Region of Southern Denmark. Skibet is situated 4½ km south of Gorms Mound.
Bredsten
Town
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bredsten is a village in Vejle Municipality, Denmark. Bredsten is situated 11 kilometres west of Vejle, and it has a population of 1,902. The village is quite old, indicated by the church which dates back to the Middle Ages though modified by the local entrepreneur de Lichtenberg in the 1740s. Bredsten is situated 6 km southwest of Gorms Mound.
Gorms Mound
- Categories: tumulus and landform
- Location: Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gorms Mound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gorms Høj”
- Danish: “Gorms høj”
- Danish: “Kong Gorms Høj”
- Dutch: “Gorms Høj”
- Swedish: “Gorms Høj”
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