House of Maren Splid

House of Maren Splid is a memorial in Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. House of Maren Splid is situated nearby to the building Maren Splids House, as well as near the museum The Old Townhall.

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Maren Splids hus”
Inscription: “Her boede Skrædder Laurids Splid, hvis stakkels Hustru Maren 9 Novb 1641 blev brændt for Trolddom imellem Galgebakkerne ved Ribe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Old Townhall and Ribe Cathedral.

The Old Townhall

Museum

Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Old Townhall is a museum.

Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar, a missionary monk from Hamburg, under permission of the pagan King Horik I.

Von Støckens Plads

Square

Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Von Støckens Plads is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribe and Nørre Farup.

Ribe

Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ribe is a small town in western South Jutland, bordering the Wadden Sea National Park, Denmark. It is the oldest town in Denmark, with around 100 old listed houses, far more than anywhere else in Denmark outside of Copenhagen.

Nørre Farup

Hamlet

Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nørre Farup is a village on the peninsula of Jutland. It is a part of Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. Nørre Farup is situated 3½ km northwest of House of Maren Splid.

Kærbøl

Village

Photo: Sapfan, CC0.

Kærbøl is a village, which is situated 4 km north of House of Maren Splid.

House of Maren Splid

Category: historic site
Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.32757° or 55° 19′ 39″ north

Longitude

8.76252° or 8° 45′ 45″ east

Open location code

9F7C8QH7+22

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5159514733

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maren Splids House and Ribe Gamle Arresthus.

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