Denmark
Region of Southern Denmark
Vejen Municipality

Askov

Askov is a small town, with a population of 1,974, in , Southern Denmark Region in . Askov is located just west of . The two towns are separated by a few hundred meters of open land and are connected by a combined road and bicycle path with street lights.
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Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: small town in South Jutland
  • Also known as: “Askov, Denmark”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Askov Højskole and Poul la Cour Museet.

School
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY 2.5.
is a Danish , that is located in the village of Askov in southern between and . It was founded in 1865 as an extension of 's first folk high school, which had been established in 1844 in by Christian Flor.

Museum
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Church
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vejen and Brørup.

Photo: Spar Es Danmark, CC BY 3.0.
is a railway town of about 10,000 people between and in . The town emerged in ancient times as an important waypoint for agricultural transport on the Jutlandic Ox Road trail, used for herding cattle and soldiers from Denmark to Germany.

Village
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is a railway town, with a population of 4,557, in , , . It is located 10 km west of , 26 km northeast of , 33 km west of , 40 km south of and 43 km east of . is situated 5 km west of Askov.

Village
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Askov.

Askov

Latitude
55.46944° or 55° 28′ 10″ north
Longitude
9.09823° or 9° 5′ 54″ east
Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)
Open location code
9F7FF39X+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9344063478
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2624535
Wiki­data ID
Q2146889
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Askov” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Askov”
  • Danish: “Askov”
  • Dutch: “Askov”
  • Finnish: “Askov”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Askov”
  • Polish: “Askov (Dania)”
  • Polish: “Askov”
  • Spanish: “Askov”
  • Swedish: “Askov”
  • Turkish: “Askov”

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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 “Askov”. Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.