The Brohus stone

The Brohus stone is a runestone in Bornholm, Capital Region. The Brohus stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Rævehøi, as well as near the forest Stamperelund.

Photo: Fyrtaarn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Runestone
Description: ancient monument in Bornholm Regional Municipality (2159)
Also known as: “Brohusstenen”, “Østermarie-sten 4”, “Østermarie-stenen 4”, “The Brohuse Runestone”, “The Brohuse Runicstone”, and “The Brohuse stone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Louisenlund and Østermarie Church.

Louisenlund

Photo: Szymon Nitka, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Louisenlund, some 3.5 kilometres east of Østermarie on the Danish island of Bornholm, is a site with one of Denmark's largest collection of megaliths. Some 50 stones standing upright among the trees, many of them over 2.5 metres high. Gryet, a similar site in a wood near Bodilsker west of Nexø once had over 60 megaliths but many have now been removed. Louisenlund is situated 1½ km northeast of The Brohus stone.

Østermarie Church

Church

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Østermarie Church, in the village of Østermarie near Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm, was originally built in the early 13th century. While it was being demolished in 1890, it was discovered it was of considerable architectural interest and work was stopped. Østermarie Church is situated 2 km northwest of The Brohus stone.

Østermarie church ruin

Ruins

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Østermarie church ruin is a ruins, which is situated 2 km northwest of The Brohus stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Østermarie and Bølshavn.

Østermarie

Village

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Østermarie is a village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 8 km west of Svaneke. Founded ca. 1880, its old church, now a ruin, dates back to the 12th century. The population as of 1 January 2026 is 448.

Bølshavn

Hamlet

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Bølshavn is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of The Brohus stone.

Listed

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Listed is a small fishing village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 2 kilometres northwest of Svaneke. As of 2015, it has a population of 217. Fishermen have used the harbour since at least 1379.

The Brohus stone

Category: historic site
Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.13072° or 55° 7′ 51″ north

Longitude

15.04519° or 15° 2′ 43″ east

Open location code

9F7Q42JW+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10271020923

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=rune_stone

Wikidata ID

Q30108493

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In Other Languages

From Danish to German—“The Brohus stone” goes by many names.

Danish: “Brohuse-Runestenen”
Danish: “Brohusstenen”
Danish: “DK Bh 54”
Danish: “DR 393”
Danish: “Østermarie-sten 4”
Danish: “Østermarie-stenen 4”
German: “Brohuse-Runenstein”
German: “Brohuse-Stein”
German: “Brohuse-stenen”
German: “Brohusstenen”
German: “Der Brohus Stein”
German: “DK Bh 54”
German: “DR 393”
German: “Østermarie-sten 4”
German: “Østermarie-stenen 4”
German: “Runenstein 4 von Østermarie”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rævehøi and Stamperelund.

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