Høvelshøj

Høvelshøj is an archaeological site in , . Høvelshøj is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Agri Bavnehøj and Poskær Stenhus.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill and vista point with a bronze age burial mound, located 137 meters above sea level. It is close to the village of Agri, in Mols Bjerge National Park on the southern part of the peninsula, 40 kilometres northeast of Denmark’s second largest city, . is situated 1¼ km north of Høvelshøj.

Photo: Old Dane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the largest round barrow in Denmark, dating back to 3.300 B.C. It is located by the village on the hilly southern part of the peninsula , at the entrance to the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden in northern Europe. is situated 2 km west of Høvelshøj.

Church
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km northwest of Høvelshøj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agri and Fuglsø.

Hamlet
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
is a minor town in placed in the national park of . It is mostly visited as a summer house place by people from , and . The municipality of is and it lies in the … is situated 3 km south of Høvelshøj.

Village
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , . , the largest round barrow in Denmark, is located 1 km east of the village. is situated 3 km west of Høvelshøj.

Høvelshøj

Latitude
56.21798° or 56° 13′ 5″ north
Longitude
10.53811° or 10° 32′ 17″ east
Open location code
9F8G6G9Q+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5777451040
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q30129799
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In Other Languages

“Høvelshøj” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Høvelshøj”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Høvelshøj and Langbjerg.

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