Laadnehøje

Laadnehøje is an archaeological site in Lejre Kommune, Region Zealand. Laadnehøje is situated nearby to the manor estate Lindholm, as well as near the forest Rødskov.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lindholm and Sagnlandet Lejre.

Lindholm

Manor estate

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Lindholm is a manor house and estate located in Lejre Municipality, between Roskilde and Tølløse, some 30 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has been owned by members of the von Plassen family since 1728 and is now part of the Londholm-Selsø estate. Lindholm is situated 510 metres north of Laadnehøje.

Sagnlandet Lejre

Museum

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Sagnlandet Lejre or Lejre Land of Legends is an open-air archaeology museum on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is situated 4 km northwest of the town of Lejre and 1 km west of Gammel Lejre, which was a major political centre in Iron Age Scandinavia. Sagnlandet Lejre is situated 2 km south of Laadnehøje.

Mysselhøj

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Mysselhøj is situated 2½ km southeast of Laadnehøje.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gevninge and Lejre.

Gevninge

Village

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Gevninge is a small town, with a population of 1,636, in Lejre Municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. Its old section is located alongside a small river, Lejre Å, approximately 2 kilometres from its mouth at Roskilde Fjord.

Lejre

Village

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Lejre is a railway town in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It has a population of 3,347. The town is located in Lejre Municipality in Region Zealand. The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðr or Hleiðargarðr. Lejre is situated 4 km southeast of Laadnehøje.