Hovhøi

Hovhøi is an archaeological site in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland. Hovhøi is situated nearby to the archaeological site Storhøi, as well as near Tremhøie.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Visby Church and Bedsted Thy railway station.

Visby Church

Church

Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Visby Church is situated 740 metres southwest of Hovhøi.

Bedsted Thy railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bedsted Thy station is a railway station serving the small railway town of Bedsted in Thy, Denmark. The station is located on the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted. Bedsted Thy railway station is situated 4 km west of Hovhøi.

Villerslev Church

Church

Photo: ClausNe, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Villerslev Church is situated 2½ km north of Hovhøi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedsted and Hørdum.

Bedsted

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bedsted, in postal and railway terms Bedsted Thy, is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026 it has a population of 702. Bedsted is situated 4 km west of Hovhøi.

Hørdum

Village

Photo: Schorle, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hørdum is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026 it had a population of 212. It is located in the southern part of the Thy district 20 km southwest of Thisted and 30 km west of Nykøbing Mors. Hørdum is situated 6 km north of Hovhøi.

Koldby

Village

Koldby is a village, with a population of 699, in Thisted Municipality, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located in the southern part of the Thy district 2 km east of Hørdum and 18 km southwest of Thisted. Koldby is situated 6 km northeast of Hovhøi.

Hovhøi

Type: Archaeological site
Description: ancient monument in Thisted Municipality (17456)
Categories: tumulus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Thisted Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.79923° or 56° 47′ 57″ north

Longitude

8.46859° or 8° 28′ 7″ east

Open location code

9F8CQFX9+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5485198635

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q30116466

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In Other Languages

“Hovhøi” goes by many names.

Danish: “Hovhøj”

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Highlights include Storhøi and Tremhøie.

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