Grenen

Grenen is a long sandbar spit at , northeast of the town of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Skagen Lighthouse and Grenen Art Museum.

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, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse four kilometres northeast of in the far north of , Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.

Museum
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Museum
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is a private museum near the tip of in the far north of , Denmark. It is located in an old German bunker of the Regelbau 638 type which was used during the Second World War as an infirmary for treating wounded soldiers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skagen.

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is a town in . In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.

Grenen

Latitude
57.74624° or 57° 44′ 47″ north
Longitude
10.65017° or 10° 39′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F9GPMW2+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3051297925
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q1537592
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Grenen” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Qrenen burnu”
  • Breton: “Grenen”
  • Cebuano: “Grenen (punta)”
  • Cebuano: “Grenen”
  • Chinese: “格列能”
  • Chinese: “格雷嫩”
  • Czech: “Grenen”
  • Danish: “Grenen”
  • Danish: “Skagens Gren”
  • Dutch: “Grenen”
  • Faroese: “Grenen”
  • French: “Grenen”
  • French: “Pointe de Grenen”
  • German: “Grenen”
  • German: “Kap Skagen”
  • Hungarian: “Grenen”
  • Icelandic: “Grenen”
  • Italian: “Grenen”
  • Japanese: “グレネン”
  • Kalaallisut: “Grenen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grenen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grenen”
  • Norwegian: “Grenen”
  • Portuguese: “Grenen”
  • Russian: “Гренен”
  • Spanish: “Grenen”
  • Swedish: “Grenen”
  • Tatar: “Гренен”
  • Turkish: “Grenen”
  • “Grenen”

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