Isted Lion

The Isted Lion is a war originally intended as a monument of the Danish victory over German-minded insurgents in the Battle of Isted on 25 July 1850, during the First Schleswig War which was a civil war within the Danish Realm, although with troops from Prussia supporting the Schleswig-Holstein insurgents.
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Photo: Sönke Rahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museumsberg Flensburg and Alter Friedhof.

Museum
Photo: Whorf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 140 metres northeast of Isted Lion.

Cemetery
Photo: Soenke Rahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cemetery.

Government building
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a government building, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Isted Lion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sünderup and Altholzkrug.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Isted Lion.

Village
Photo: Soenke Rahn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Isted Lion.

Hamlet
Photo: Soenke Rahn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Isted Lion.

Isted Lion

Latitude
54.78528° or 54° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
9.4298° or 9° 25′ 47″ east
Open location code
9F6FQCPH+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4398823508
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q538360
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Isted Lion” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Flensburger Löwe”
  • Danish: “Istedløven”
  • Dutch: “Leeuw van Idstedt”
  • German: “Idstedt-Löwe”
  • Icelandic: “Istedljónið”
  • Japanese: “イステド獅子像”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “«Istedløven»”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Flensburgløven”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Istedløven”
  • Norwegian: “«Istedløven»”
  • Polish: “Lew z Idstedt”
  • Portuguese: “Leão de Flensburg”
  • Spanish: “León de Isted”
  • Swedish: “Der Flensburger Löwe”
  • Swedish: “Istedlejonet”
  • Swedish: “Istedløven”
  • “Idstedt-Löwe”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Villa Sauermann and Naturwissenschaftliches Museum Flensburg.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Idstedt-Löwe and Museumsberg.

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