Emborg

Emborg is a hamlet in Skanderborg, Central Jutland. Emborg is situated nearby to the locality Odden, as well as near the hamlet Odderholm.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Øm Abbey and Emborg / Øm Kloster museum.

Øm Abbey

Archaeological site

Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY 2.5.

Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172 in the Diocese of Aarhus near the town of Rye, between the lakes of Mossø and Gudensø in central Jutland, Denmark. It is one of many former monasteries and abbeys in the highland region of Søhøjlandet.

Emborg / Øm Kloster museum

Museum

Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY 2.5.

Gudensø

Lake

Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY 2.5.

Gudensø is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Voerladegård and Old Rye.

Voerladegård

Village

Voerladegård is a village, with a population of 594, in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated just south of the Mossø lake, part of the larger Søhøjlandet region. Voerladegård Church is located in the village. Voerladegård is situated 3 km south of Emborg.

Old Rye

Village

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Old Rye is a small town in eastern Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 1,568. Rye was a very important market town in medieval Denmark. In 1534 AD, St. Old Rye is situated 4 km northwest of Emborg.

Ry

Village

Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY 3.0.

Ry is a town with a population of 7,750 in central Denmark, located in Skanderborg municipality in Jutland. The town sprouted up around a railway station 5 km east of the older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry. Ry is situated 4 km north of Emborg.

Emborg

Type: Hamlet
Categories: village and locality
Location: Skanderborg, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.05218° or 56° 3′ 8″ north

Longitude

9.75033° or 9° 45′ 1″ east

Elevation

26 metres (85 feet)

Open location code

9F8F3Q22+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 764395492

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2622554

Wikidata ID

Q131313845

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In Other Languages

“Emborg” goes by many names.

Danish: “Emborg”

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