Gokstad Mound

The Gokstad Mound is a large burial mound at Gokstad Farm in in , Norway. It is also known as the King's Mound and is where the 9th century Gokstad Ship was found.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sandefjord Museum and Sandefjord Railway Station.

Museum
Photo: Andrzej O, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandefjordmuseene is a museum located in , . It is dedicated to the whaling industry and is the only specialized museum on the subject of whales and whaling in Europe. is situated 2 km southwest of Gokstad Mound.

Railway station
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Sandefjord Station is a railway station on the Vestfold Line in , . The station is served with regional trains operated by Vy. The station opened as part of the Vestfold Line in 1881. is situated 2 km west of Gokstad Mound.

Church
Photo: Wolfmann, CC BY 4.0.
The Saint John the Baptist's Church is the name given to a religious building of the , which functions as the parish church in . is situated 2 km southwest of Gokstad Mound.

Gokstad Mound

Latitude
59.14083° or 59° 8′ 27″ north
Longitude
10.25313° or 10° 15′ 11″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
9FFG47R3+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1518837219
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12078022
Wiki­data ID
Q11972326
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Satellite Map

Discover Gokstad Mound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Gokstad Mound” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Monticle de Gokstad”
  • German: “Gokstadhaugen”
  • Italian: “Tumulo di Gokstad”
  • Japanese: “ゴクスタ墳丘”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gokstadhaugen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gokstadhaugen”
  • Norwegian: “Gokstadhaugen”
  • Spanish: “Montículo de Gokstad”

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