Nonnebakken

Nonnebakken is a hill in , . It is the site of one of Denmark's six former Viking ring castles, built during the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard, who had forced his father Harold Bluetooth to leave the country and seek refuge with the Jomsvikings on Wollin around 975.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: circular viking fort in Denmark
  • Also known as: “Vikingeborgen Nonnebakken”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Canute’s Cathedral and Hans Christian Andersen’s Childhood Home.

Church
Photo: Jebulon, CC0.
St. Canute's Cathedral, also known as Odense Cathedral, is named after the king Canute the Saint, otherwise Canute IV. It is a fine example of Brick Gothic architecture. is situated 380 metres north of Nonnebakken.

Museum
Photo: Kaare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 310 metres north of Nonnebakken.

Church
Photo: Baptistkirken i Odense, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Nonnebakken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hunderup and Odense.

Suburb
is a central-southern neighbourhood of , in , .

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is the largest city on the island of in . As Denmark's third-largest city, it offers the traveller a mixture of an exciting vibrant night-life, beautiful street-scapes, great shopping opportunities & a rich cultural heritage.

Suburb
is a Western neighbourhood of , , . It contains many sports stadiums and clubs including the Odense Idrætspark, , , and Bolbroparken. is situated 3 km west of Nonnebakken.

Nonnebakken

Latitude
55.39197° or 55° 23′ 31″ north
Longitude
10.38913° or 10° 23′ 21″ east
Open location code
9F7G99RQ+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11198090994
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1566735
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Norwegian Bokmål—“Nonnebakken” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Nonnebakken”
  • Danish: “Nonnebakken”
  • Dutch: “Nonnebakken”
  • French: “Nonnebakken”
  • German: “Nonnebakken”
  • Hebrew: “נונאבגן”
  • Icelandic: “Nonnebakken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nonnebakken”
  • Norwegian: “Nonnebakken”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Carlsens Kvarter and Svømmehallen Klosterbakken.

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