Hvalfisken
Hvalfisken is a work of art in Svendborg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. Hvalfisken is situated nearby to the tourism office Visit Svendborg, as well as near Maritim Charter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: sculpture
- Inscription: “‘HVALFISKEN’ udført af den tjekkiske billedhugger Frantisek Balek, er skænket af ALBANI-Fonden i anledning af Svendborgs 750 års købstadsjubilæum den 25. februar 2003.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Svendborg railway station and Danmarks Museum for Lystsejlads.
Svendborg railway station
Railway station
Photo: Kaare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svendborg railway station is the principal railway station serving the town of Svendborg on the island of Funen, Denmark. The station was built in 1876 for the opening of Svendborgbanen July 12, 1876. Svendborg railway station is situated 220 metres northwest of Hvalfisken.
Danmarks Museum for Lystsejlads
Museum
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Danmarks Museum for Lystsejlads is situated 170 metres east of Hvalfisken.
Frederiksø
Islet
Frederiksø is a small island in the port of Svendborg, Denmark, which until 2001 housed Svendborg Skibsværft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svendborg and Vindeby.
Svendborg
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svendborg is a city on the southern coast of Funen. With around 27.000 citizens, it is the island's second largest city after Odense. Svendborg is home to the Naturama museum.
Vindeby
Suburb
Photo: Kaare, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vindeby is a town on the island of Tåsinge in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality. It lies on the north coast of Tåsinge, across from Svendborg on the Funen side, to which it is connected by the Svendborgsund Bridge.
Troense
Village
Photo: BKP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Troense is a town on the island of Tåsinge in south-central Denmark, in Svendborg Municipality. Troense is situated 3½ km southeast of Hvalfisken.
Hvalfisken
- Category: tourism
- Location: Svendborg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.05821° or 55° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
10.61461° or 10° 36′ 53″ eastOpen location code
9F7G3J57+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 5138490817OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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