Dækkehøj

Dækkehøj is an archaeological site in Skive Municipality, Central Jutland. Dækkehøj is situated nearby to the archaeological site Møllehøjene, as well as near the village Hem.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estvad Church and Rønbjerg Church.

Estvad Church

Church

Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Estvad Church is situated 1½ km southeast of Dækkehøj.

Rønbjerg Church

Church

Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rønbjerg Church is situated 2 km west of Dækkehøj.

Skive Ådal Bro

Bridge

Photo: T-Stone, CC BY 3.0.

Skive Ådal Bro is a bridge, which is situated 3½ km east of Dækkehøj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skive and Hem.

Skive

Photo: Hubertus45, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skive is a town in West Jutland on the south side of the Limfjord Strait. In the summer, the town attracts tourists to the marina and town centre, but Skive is not a tourist magnet.

Hem is a village, with a population of 583, in Skive Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated on the Salling peninsula 14 km south of Roslev, 30 km southeast of Nykøbing Mors and 6 km northwest of Skive. Hem is situated 7 km north of Dækkehøj.

Balling

Village

Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Balling is a town, with a population of 1,154, in Skive Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated on the Salling peninsula 34 km northeast of Holstebro and 12 km northwest of Skive. Balling is situated 10 km northwest of Dækkehøj.

Dækkehøj

Type: Archaeological site
Description: ancient monument in Skive Municipality (61984)
Categories: tumulus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Skive Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.53529° or 56° 32′ 7″ north

Longitude

8.94391° or 8° 56′ 38″ east

Open location code

9F8CGWPV+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5714000285

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q30135653

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In Other Languages

“Dækkehøj” goes by many names.

Danish: “Dækkehøj”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dækkehøjene and Møllehøjene.

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