Denmark
Region Zealand
Lejre Kommune

Gershøj

Gershøj is a small coastal town, with a population of 704, in Lejre Municipality, in . It is situated on the peninsula, on the western shore of , 6 km east of and 6 km south of .
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  • Type: Village with 670 residents
  • Description: town in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Gershoj” and “Gjershöj”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gershøj Church and Sct. Laurentius Helligkilde.

Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spring
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is a spring.

Church
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is located in the small village of Sæby on the peninsula, Lejre Municipality, some 50 km west of , . Originating in a Romanesgue church from the 13th century, later expanded with a Gothic tower, it owes its current appearance to a renovation undertaken by Jørgen Hansen Koch in 1824.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skibby and Kirke Hyllinge.

Village
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is a town with a population of 3,135, situated in , on the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern . It was the municipal seat of the former Municipality, until 1 January 2007. is situated 4½ km north of Gershøj.

Village
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is a town, with a population of 2.436, situated on the peninsula in Lejre Municipality, in . It is located 21 km southwest of , 25 km northwest of , 16 km east of and 14 km north of the municipal seat . is situated 4½ km west of Gershøj.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Gershøj.

Gershøj

Latitude
55.71185° or 55° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
11.96718° or 11° 58′ 2″ east
Population
670
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F7HPX68+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2008273906
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2621495
Wiki­data ID
Q2323029
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Gershøj” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Gershøj”
  • Danish: “Gershøj”
  • Dutch: “Gershøj”
  • Finnish: “Gershøj”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gershøj”
  • Norwegian: “Gershøj”
  • Polish: “Gershøj”
  • Spanish: “Gershøj”
  • Turkish: “Gershøj”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gershøj Strand and Gershøj Havn.

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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 “Gershøj”. Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.