Degneholm

Degneholm is an islet in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand. Degneholm is situated nearby to the locality Bøgestrøm, as well as near the hamlet Bøged Strand.

Type: Islet
Description: island in Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
Also known as: “Danmarks Holm”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nyord and Jungshoved Voldsted.

Nyord

Island

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY 3.0.

Nyord is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, southeast of Zealand, just north of Møn island. Nyord covers an area of approximately 5 km², although only 1.2 km² is cultivatable moraine, while the remaining 4 km² is salt-meadow which is used for summer grazing, but is flooded during the winter. Nyord is situated 3½ km southeast of Degneholm.

Jungshoved Voldsted

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Jungshoved Voldsted is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Degneholm.

Nyord Church

Church

Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.

Nyord Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Degneholm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Viemose and Mern.

Viemose

Village

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Viemose is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Degneholm.

Mern

Village

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Mern is a village with a population of 969 located in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. The village is a former Railway town at the Næstved-Præstø-Mern Railroad which was closed in 1961. Mern is situated 7 km west of Degneholm.