Galgebakken

Galgebakken is a memorial in Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark. Galgebakken is situated nearby to the rest area Skovgrillen Rasteplads, as well as near the motorhome stopover Ribe Camping Quick Stop.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ribe Nørremark Station and Ribe Cathedral.

Ribe Nørremark Station

Railway stop

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Ribe Nørremark Station is a railway stop, which is situated 300 metres east of Galgebakken.

Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar, a missionary monk from Hamburg, under permission of the pagan King Horik I. Ribe Cathedral is situated 1½ km southwest of Galgebakken.

Ribe Artmuseum

Museum

Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ribe Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Ribe, Denmark. Ribe Artmuseum is situated 1¼ km south of Galgebakken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribe and Kærbøl.

Ribe

Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ribe is a small town in western South Jutland, bordering the Wadden Sea National Park, Denmark. It is the oldest town in Denmark, with around 100 old listed houses, far more than anywhere else in Denmark outside of Copenhagen.

Kærbøl

Village

Photo: Sapfan, CC0.

Kærbøl is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Galgebakken.

Nørre Farup

Hamlet

Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nørre Farup is a village on the peninsula of Jutland. It is a part of Esbjerg Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. Nørre Farup is situated 3 km northwest of Galgebakken.

Galgebakken

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.33978° or 55° 20′ 23″ north

Longitude

8.7712° or 8° 46′ 16″ east

Open location code

9F7C8QQC+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 874217748

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skovgrillen Rasteplads and Ribe Camping Quick Stop.

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