Denmark
Central Jutland
Silkeborg Municipality

Gjessø

Gjessø is a small town near in with a population of 840. Gjessø is famous for its lake which fills half of the town. It is used every year by tourists and natives.
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Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 865 residents
  • Description: town in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Gedsö”, “Gjedsö”, and “Gjesso”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jenskær and Brande Church.

Lake
Photo: Nico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake.

Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Gjessø.

Lake
Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY 3.0.
is a lake, which is situated 3½ km east of Gjessø.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virklund and Them.

Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in , located about 5 km south of , to which it functions as a satellite city. It has a population of 3,923. is located in and therefore is part of the . is situated 4 km northeast of Gjessø.

Village
is a small town in central with a population of 2,448, located in in , lying a few kilometers south-west of , and north-east of Bryrup. is situated 4 km southeast of Gjessø.

Village
Photo: Nico-dk, Public domain.
is a village, with a population of 610, in , in . It is located 5 km southeast of , 19 km south of , 9 km east of and 10 km west of . is situated 5 km northwest of Gjessø.

Gjessø

Latitude
56.11534° or 56° 6′ 55″ north
Longitude
9.49519° or 9° 29′ 43″ east
Population
865
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
Open location code
9F8F4F8W+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9433966862
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2621420
Wiki­data ID
Q2678846
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Gjessø” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gjessø”
  • Asturian: “Gjessø”
  • Danish: “Gjessø”
  • Dutch: “Gjessø”
  • Finnish: “Gjessø”
  • Polish: “Gjessø”
  • Turkish: “Gjessø”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gjessø Savværk and Løgagergårde.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gjessø and Gjessø Forsamlingshus.

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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 “Gjessø”. Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY-SA 3.0.