Gershøj

Gershøj is a small coastal town, with a population of 688, in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. It is situated on the Hornsherred peninsula, on the western shore of Roskilde Fjord, 6 km east of Kirke Hyllinge and 6 km south of Skibby.

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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.

Gershøj Church

Church

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Sct. Laurentius Helligkilde

Spring

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Sct. Laurentius Helligkilde is a spring.

Sæby Church

Church

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Sæby Church is located in the small village of Sæby on the Hornsherred peninsula, Lejre Municipality, some 50 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark. 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.

Skibby

Village

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Skibby is a town with a population of 3,217, situated in Frederikssund Municipality, Region Hovedstaden on the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It was the municipal seat of the former Skibby Municipality, until 1 January 2007. Skibby is situated 4½ km north of Gershøj.

Kirke Hyllinge

Village

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Kirke Hyllinge is a town, with a population of 2,354, situated on the Hornsherred peninsula in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. It is located 21 km southwest of Frederikssund, 25 km northwest of Roskilde, 16 km east of Holbæk and 14 km north of the municipal seat Kirke Hvalsø. Kirke Hyllinge is situated 4½ km west of Gershøj.