Eskilsø
Eskilsø is a small Danish island located in the Roskilde fjord, Frederikssund Municipality, northern Zealand. In the 12th century, there was an Augustinian monastery, Eskilsø Monastery, on the island. The ruins of the monastery church are still visible.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Henrik Buhl, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Denmark
- Also known as: “Eskildsö”, “Eskildsø”, and “Eskilso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eskilsø Monastery and Jyllinge Lystbådehavn.
Eskilsø Monastery
Ruins
Photo: Nyerup, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eskilsø Monastery was an Augustinian monastery on Eskilsø Island in Roskilde Fjord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jyllinge and Sønderby.
Jyllinge
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jyllinge is a town located on the eastern shores of Roskilde Fjord, midway between Roskilde and Frederikssund, Roskilde Municipality, some 40 km west of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Eskilsø
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Frederikssund Municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.73427° or 55° 44′ 3″ northLongitude
12.08307° or 12° 4′ 59″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9F7JP3MM+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 4517192OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2622433Wikidata ID
Q1367808
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Eskilsø” goes by many names.
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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 “Eskilsø”. Photo: Henrik Buhl, CC BY 3.0.