Gorm’s runestone

Gorm’s runestone is a runestone in , . Gorm’s runestone is situated nearby to , as well as near .
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  • Type: Runestone
  • Description: the smaller Jelling runestone
  • Also known as: “Gorms Sten” and “Small Jelling stone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jelling Church and Harald’s runestone.

Church
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Runestone
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Museum
Photo: Alicudi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 110 metres west of Gorm’s runestone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jelling and Skibet.

Photo: Ajepbah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway town in with a population of 4,038, located in Parish, approximately 10 km northwest of . The town lies 105 metres above sea level.

Village
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is a Danish town, with a population of 2,604, located 6 kilometres west of the municipal seat and regional capital Vejle in the . is situated 6 km southeast of Gorm’s runestone.

Town
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is a village in Vejle Municipality, . is situated 11 kilometres west of , and it has a population of 1,902. The village is quite old, indicated by the church which dates back to the Middle Ages though modified by the local entrepreneur de Lichtenberg in the 1740s. is situated 6 km south of Gorm’s runestone.

Gorm’s runestone

Latitude
55.75657° or 55° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
9.41957° or 9° 25′ 11″ east
Named after
Gorm the Old
Open location code
9F7FQC49+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8895742845
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­rune_stone
Wiki­data ID
Q21162316
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Satellite Map

Discover Gorm’s runestone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Slovenian—“Gorm’s runestone” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “DR 42”
  • Danish: “Jelling-sten 1”
  • Danish: “Jelling-stenen 1”
  • Danish: “Jellingstenen 1”
  • Danish: “Lille Jellingsten”
  • Esperanto: “runŝtono de Gorm”
  • French: “Petite pierre de jelling”
  • French: “Petite pierre de Jelling”
  • Galician: “pedra rúnica de Gorm”
  • Slovenian: “Gormov runski kamen”
  • Slovenian: “mali jellinški kamen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jelling Kirkegård and Thyras Mound.

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