Askeby

Askeby is a neighborhood in Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand. Askeby is situated nearby to the neighborhood Klemmen, as well as near the village Store Damme.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: village in Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark
Postal code: 4792

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klekkende Høj and Fanefjord Church.

Klekkende Høj

Archaeological site

Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.

Klekkende Høj is a megalithic tomb on the island of Møn in Denmark. It takes its name from its location near the village of Klekkende. "Høj" stems from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning hill, mound or barrow.

Fanefjord Church

Church

Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fanefjord Church is on the Danish island of Møn. It is located in an open setting overlooking the Baltic Sea inlet of Fanefjord between Store Damme and Hårbølle. Fanefjord Church is situated 2½ km southwest of Askeby.

Grønsalen

Archaeological site

Photo: Nico-dk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grønsalen or Grønjægers Høj is located near Fanefjord Church on the Danish island of Møn. Some 100 metres long and 10 metres wide, it is Denmark's largest long barrow and is widely recognised as one of Europe's outstanding ancient monuments. Grønsalen is situated 3 km southwest of Askeby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Store Damme and Hårbølle.

Store Damme

Village

Store Damme is a village in Fanefjord Parish on the western part of the Danish island of Møn, Vordingborg Municipality. With a population of 545 it is the second largest community on the island after Stege.

Hårbølle

Hamlet

Hårbølle is a harbour village on the Danish island of Møn some 5 km south of Store Damme. It is located in the parish of Fanefjord in Vordingborg Municipality. Today it is a popular pleasure boat harbour and summer house resort. Hårbølle is situated 2½ km south of Askeby.

Damsholte

Hamlet

Photo: Ipigott, Public domain.

Damsholte is a village on the Danish island of Møn. It is located some 6 km south-west of Stege. The first reference to Damsholte dates back to 1664. Damsholte Church, the only Rococo village church in Denmark is to be found in the western part of the village close to the Marienborg Estate. Damsholte is situated 3½ km northeast of Askeby.

Askeby

Categories: village and locality
Location: Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

54.91986° or 54° 55′ 12″ north

Longitude

12.17289° or 12° 10′ 22″ east

Elevation

27 metres (89 feet)

Open location code

9F6JW59F+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3884761365

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

2624545

Wikidata ID

Q110597795

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Askeby” goes by many names.

Danish: “Askeby”
Turkish: “Askeby”

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