Sveasøjlen
Sveasøjlen is a memorial in Elsinore, Capital Region. Sveasøjlen is situated nearby to the square Havnepladsen, as well as near the community center Helsingør Custom House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helsingør Custom House and Elsinore Station.
Helsingør Custom House
Community center
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
Helsingør Custom House is a former custom house situated next to Helsingør station in central Helsingør, Denmark. Completed in 1891 to a Historicist design by Johan Daniel Herholdt, it replaced Øresund Custom House, which had played a central role in Denmark's collection of Sound Dues before it was demolished in connection with an expansion of the harbour in the 1860s.
Elsinore Station
Railway station
Helsingør station is the principal railway station serving the city of Helsingør in North Zealand, Denmark. It is located in the centre of the town, close to the Port of Helsingør, and immediately adjacent to the Helsingør ferry terminal and the Helsingør bus terminal. Elsinore Station is situated 160 metres southwest of Sveasøjlen.
St. Olaf’s Church, Helsingør
Church
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Olaf's Church is the cathedral church of Helsingør in the north of Zealand, Denmark. With a history going back to around 1200, the present building was completed in 1559. St. Olaf’s Church, Helsingør is situated 180 metres north of Sveasøjlen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingo Houses and Snekkersten.
Kingo Houses
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kingo Houses is a housing development designed by architect Jørn Utzon in Helsingør, Denmark. The development consists of 60 L-shaped houses based upon the design of traditional Danish farmhouses with central courtyards and those of Chinese and Islamic dwellings.
Snekkersten
Village
Photo: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0.
Snekkersten is a former fishing village and current neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsingør, Denmark. Snekkersten station is an interchange between the Coast Line between Copenhagen and the Lille Nord railway to Hillerød. Snekkersten is situated 3½ km southwest of Sveasøjlen.
Skotterup
Hamlet
Photo: Politikaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skotterup is a former village and current neighbourhood located in the southern part of Helsingør, Denmark. It is located between Snekkersten to the north and Espergærde to the south and belongs to Snekkersten postal district. Skotterup is situated 4½ km southwest of Sveasøjlen.
Sveasøjlen
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Fred og Ret maatte til vige for Vold og Magt 9. April 1940 Men Rank stod Danmarks Konge og Folk under Besættelsen - Modstandsvilje rejste Frihedskamp mod fremmed Vold i Danmark indtil de sejrende Magters Hære befriede Vort Land - Med Broderhaand og Vennes”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Elsinore, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.03414° or 56° 2′ 3″ northLongitude
12.61448° or 12° 36′ 52″ eastInception
December 21st, 1947Open location code
9F8J2JM7+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3524287402OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Havnepladsen and Skibsklarerergaarden.
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