Skelhøjen

Skelhøjen is a park in Herlev Municipality, Capital Region. Skelhøjen is situated near Herlev Library, as well as near the community center Herlev Medborgerhus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Herlev Hospital and Church of Our Lady.

Herlev Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Herlev Hospital is a teaching hospital in Herlev, Denmark, near Copenhagen. The building is 120 metres tall and has 25 floors. It was famous for being Denmark's tallest building, but was surpassed in 2022 by Light House in Aarhus. Herlev Hospital is situated 1 km east of Skelhøjen.

Church of Our Lady

Church

Photo: Storgaard, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Church of Our Lady is situated 670 metres southeast of Skelhøjen.

Herlev Church

Church

Photo: Cederskjold, CC BY 4.0.

Herlev Church is situated 730 metres southeast of Skelhøjen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herlev and Mørkhøj.

Herlev

Town

Herlev is a suburb about 11 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre, bordering Rødovre to the south, Ballerup to the west and Gladsaxe to the north. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denmark.

Mørkhøj

Quarter

Mørkhøj is a suburb c. 10 kilometres northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Mørkhøj is part of Gladsaxe Municipality. The area is mixed with single-family homes and public housing and light industry. It has c. 10000 inhabitants.

Skovlunde

Suburb

Photo: Jan M, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skovlunde is a small Danish town in Ballerup Municipality and is a suburb of Copenhagen. Skovlunde has approximately 12.000 inhabitants and is on the Copenhagen S-train network. Ballerup Municipality has approximately 50.000 inhabitants.

Skelhøjen

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Herlev Municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.72919° or 55° 43′ 45″ north

Longitude

12.42941° or 12° 25′ 46″ east

Open location code

9F7JPCHH+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 145472838

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Herlev Library and Herlev Medborgerhus.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 1682 Skelhøjen trfst. and Skelhøjen.

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