Mønsted Limestone Mine
Mønsted Limestone Mine is a museum in Viborg Municipality, Central Jutland. Mønsted Limestone Mine is situated nearby to the forest Mønsted Kalkværk Plantage, as well as near the archaeological site Drost Peders Mound.Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mønsted Church and Smollerup Church.
Mønsted Church
Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mønsted Church is situated 1¼ km southeast of Mønsted Limestone Mine.
Smollerup Church
Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smollerup Church is situated 1¼ km northwest of Mønsted Limestone Mine.
Daugbjerg Kalkgruber
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Daugbjerg Kalkgruber is a museum, which is situated 2 km southwest of Mønsted Limestone Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mønsted and Stoholm.
Mønsted
Village
Mønsted is a village, with a population of 727, in Viborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 15 km vest of Viborg and 6 km south of Stoholm.
Stoholm
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stoholm is a railway town in Viborg Municipality, Denmark, located 15 km southeast of Skive, 28 km north of Karup and 18 km west of Viborg. Stoholm was the municipal seat of the now abolished Fjends Municipality. Stoholm is situated 3½ km northwest of Mønsted Limestone Mine.
Sparkær
Village
Sparkær is a small railway town in Viborg Municipality in central Jutland, Denmark. It is located 15 kilometres west of Viborg. As of 1 January 2025, Sparkær has a population of 611. Sparkær is situated 4½ km northeast of Mønsted Limestone Mine.
Mønsted Limestone Mine
- Type: Museum
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: tourist attraction, chalk quarry, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Viborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.45505° or 56° 27′ 18″ northLongitude
9.16893° or 9° 10′ 8″ eastNamed after
MønstedOpen location code
9F8FF549+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1180646074OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1299695
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Mønsted Limestone Mine” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Mønsted Kalkgruber”
- German: “Mønsted-Kalkgruben”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mønsted Kalkværk Plantage and Drost Peders Mound.
Nearby Places
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