Lilleborg
Lilleborg is a ruined castle in the Almindingen forest in the centre of the Danish island of Bornholm. It is situated close to the main road from Rønne to Svaneke.- Type: Ruins
- Description: fort in Denmark
- Also known as: “Lilleborg, Bornholm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Borgesøen and Gamleborg.
Gamleborg
Archaeological site
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gamleborg, also known as Gamleborg Viking Fortress, was the first fortification on the Danish island of Bornholm. Built around 750 AD, it was the seat of the kings of Bornholm during the Viking age and early Middle Ages. Gamleborg is situated 800 metres southeast of Lilleborg.
Rytterknægten
Peak
Photo: Danielle dk, Public domain.
Rytterknægten is the highest point on the Danish island of Bornholm at 162 metres above sea level. The bierg is situated on a wooded bedrock of gaiter formations in the middle of Almindingen forest. Aakirkeby is located about 5 kilometres to the southeast.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aarsballe and Vestermarie.
Aarsballe
Hamlet
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aarsballe is a village located in the centre of the Danish island of Bornholm. It is at a crossroads formed by the main road from Rønne to Østerlars and a secondary road from Aakirkeby to Klemensker. As of 2009, it has a population of 86. Aarsballe is situated 3½ km northwest of Lilleborg.
Vestermarie
Village
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vestermarie is a village midway between Rønne and Aakirkeby on the Danish island of Bornholm. As of 2025, it has a population of 237. Vestermarie is situated 5 km west of Lilleborg.
Aakirkeby
Photo: Lilly M, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aakirkeby or Åkirkeby is a town in Denmark with a population of 2,091. It is the third largest town on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It was the main town of the now abolished Aakirkeby Municipality.
Lilleborg
- Categories: castle ruin and historic site
- Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.11878° or 55° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
14.89704° or 14° 53′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F7P4V9W+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 171763136OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1426598
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Lilleborg” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Lilleborg”
- Dutch: “Lilleborg”
- German: “Lilleborg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lilleborg”
- Norwegian: “Lilleborg”
- Swedish: “Lilleborg”
- “Lilleborg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pølsekedlen and Enebakke.
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