Vitskøl Abbey

Vitskøl Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Ranum in Himmerland in Region Nordjylland, Denmark, active from mid 12th-century until 1563, and one of the oldest existing monastic complexes in northern Europe.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ranum Church and Overlade Church.

Ranum Church

Church

Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ranum Church is situated 3 km north of Vitskøl Abbey.

Overlade Church

Church

Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Overlade Church is situated 3½ km east of Vitskøl Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranum and Overlade.

Ranum

Village

Photo: Ranumefterskole, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ranum is a town in the former municipality of Løgstør and Vesthimmerland Municipality in Denmark. It is the fifth largest town in Vesthimmerland Municipality and is situated approximately 3 km from the inlet Limfjorden and 1 hour from the two major cities Aalborg and Viborg. Ranum is situated 3½ km north of Vitskøl Abbey.

Overlade

Village

Overlade is a village in western Himmerland, Denmark, with a population of 399, located 12 km north from Farsø, 16 km south of Løgstør, 3 kilometers from the Limfjord and seven kilometers south of Ranum. Overlade is situated 3½ km east of Vitskøl Abbey.

Trend

Village

Trend is a town in North Jutland, it is situated next to Bjørnsholm Bay, to which the closest town is Overlade. It has a caravan park and a minigolf course. Trend is situated 3½ km south of Vitskøl Abbey.

Vitskøl Abbey

Type: Hostel
Description: manor house in Vesthimmerland Municipality, Denmark
Categories: manor house, building, monastery, tourism, historic site, and accommodation
Location: Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.86877° or 56° 52′ 8″ north

Longitude

9.21313° or 9° 12′ 47″ east

Open location code

9F8FV697+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 171883273

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=hostel

Wikidata ID

Q659678

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Vitskøl Abbey” goes by many names.

Danish: “Bjørnsholm”
Danish: “Vitskøl Kloster”
French: “Abbaye de Vitskøl”
German: “Kloster Vitskøl”
Swedish: “Vitskøl kloster”

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