Munkekanalen
Munkekanalen is an archaeological site in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Jutland. Munkekanalen is situated nearby to the forest Bjergesbakke, as well as near the sports venue Skydebanen i Emborg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Øm Abbey and Emborg / Øm Kloster museum.
Øm Abbey
Archaeological site
Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172 in the Diocese of Aarhus near the town of Rye, between the lakes of Mossø and Gudensø in central Jutland, Denmark. It is one of many former monasteries and abbeys in the highland region of Søhøjlandet. Øm Abbey is situated 1 km west of Munkekanalen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ry and Voerladegård.
Ry
Village
Photo: Carsten Wiehe, CC BY 3.0.
Ry is a town with a population of 7,536 in central Denmark, located in Skanderborg municipality in Jutland. The town sprouted up around a railway station 5 km east of the older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry. Ry is situated 3½ km north of Munkekanalen.
Voerladegård
Village
Voerladegård is a village, with a population of 597, in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated just south of the Mossø lake, part of the larger Søhøjlandet region. Voerladegård Church is located in the village. Voerladegård is situated 4 km southwest of Munkekanalen.
Old Rye
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Rye is a small town in eastern Jutland, Denmark, with a population of 1,564. Rye was a very important market town in medieval Denmark. In 1534 AD, St. Old Rye is situated 4½ km northwest of Munkekanalen.
Munkekanalen
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Inscription: “En tør, ca. 8 m bred kanal, delvis begrænset af jordvolde på begge sider, således at den fulde bredde er ca. 22 m. Kanalens dybde i forhold til de omgivende volde er indtil 2 m.”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, historic site, and meadow
- Location: Skanderborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.05541° or 56° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
9.76536° or 9° 45′ 55″ eastOpen location code
9F8F3Q48+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 1112040331OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadowOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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