Rostrupkisten
Rostrupkisten is an archaeological site in Aarhus Municipality, Central Jutland. Rostrupkisten is situated nearby to the archaeological site Hellristninger og skålgruber, as well as near Karlstrupkister.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moesgård and Moesgård Forest Mill.
Moesgård
Manor estate
Photo: RhinoMind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moesgård is a former manor house and a listed building in Aarhus Municipality. The current buildings were completed in 1778 and was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 17 July 1918. Moesgård is situated 290 metres northwest of Rostrupkisten.
Moesgård Forest Mill
Museum
Photo: RhinoMind, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moesgård Forest Mill is a mill and a listed building in Aarhus, Denmark. The mill was built in 1785 and was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 13 April 1984. Moesgård Forest Mill is situated 300 metres southeast of Rostrupkisten.
Moesgård Beach
Beach
Photo: Nico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moesgård Beach is a public Blue Flag beach in Aarhus Municipality in Denmark. The beach is located in the southern outskirts of Aarhus in the Marselisborg Forests on the Bay of Aarhus in the suburb of Højbjerg. Helgenæs lies across the bay to the east, a bit inland to the west is the Marselisborg Deer Park and to the north is the Varna Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ørnereden and Beder.
Beder
Quarter
Photo: Nico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beder is a town with a population of 4,372 in Jutland in Denmark. Some consider Beder & the neighbouring town of Malling as one urban area. DST has since 2012 considered Beder and Malling as one urban area making it the 84th largest in Denmark with a total population of 9,430 in 2025. Beder is situated 3 km southwest of Rostrupkisten.
Højbjerg
Suburb
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.
Højbjerg is a postal district of Aarhus, Denmark. Højbjerg originated as a coastal suburb to the south of Aarhus, but has now completely merged with the city. Højbjerg is situated 3½ km northwest of Rostrupkisten.
Rostrupkisten
- Type: Archaeological site
- Wheelchair access: limited
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aarhus Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.08576° or 56° 5′ 9″ northLongitude
10.23089° or 10° 13′ 51″ eastOpen location code
9F8G36PJ+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 3760236263OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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