Denmark
Capital Region
Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

Birkehøj tumulus

Birkehøj tumulus is an archaeological site in , . Birkehøj tumulus is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sophienholm and Frederiksdal House.

Museum
Photo: Thomas81, CC BY 2.5 dk.
is a former manor house and exhibition venue located north on the shore of in in the northern outskirts of , . is situated 700 metres southwest of Birkehøj tumulus.

Castle
Photo: Hemmingsen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Frederiksdal is a country house on the Furesø Lake north of , . The estate includes the earliest example of a maison de plaisance in Denmark, and covers 328 hectares of land of which circa 200 hectares are forest.

Building
Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, a mid 18th-century country house perched on a small hilltop on the northern shore of , , 15 kilometres north of downtown , has served as the official residence of 's prime minister since 1962. is situated 650 metres south of Birkehøj tumulus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sorgenfri and Virum.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in in lying just north of . The neighbourhood is enclosed between the landmarks of a forest with Lyngby Åmose, Mølleådalen and Spurveskjulskoven in the south, the Furesø Lake in the west and the parklands of and the in the east.

Suburb
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mostly residential, suburban neighbourhood in , located on both sides of Lyngby Kongevej, approximately 15 km north of central , .

Suburb
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central , in the . houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and biotechnology company Novonesis. is situated 2½ km south of Birkehøj tumulus.

Birkehøj tumulus

Latitude
55.78112° or 55° 46′ 52″ north
Longitude
12.46221° or 12° 27′ 44″ east
Open location code
9F7JQFJ6+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5503234110
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q30147978
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In Other Languages

“Birkehøj tumulus” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Birkehøj”

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