Lyreskoven

Lyreskoven is a forest in Aabenraa Municipality, Region South Denmark. Lyreskoven is situated nearby to the village Smedeby, as well as near the neighborhood Bov.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frøslev Camp and Burg Niehuus.

Frøslev Camp

Museum

Photo: Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Frøslev Camp was an internment camp in German-occupied Denmark during World War II. In order to avoid deportation of Danes to German concentration camps, Danish authorities suggested, in January 1944, that an internment camp be created in Denmark.

Burg Niehuus

Archaeological site

Photo: FabianHorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burg Niehuus is an archaeological site.

Oldemorstoft

Museum

Photo: Soenke Rahn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oldemorstoft is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Padborg and Kruså.

Padborg

Village

Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Padborg is a southern Danish border town with a population of 4,263 located on the border with Germany. It is the location where both the E45 motorway, a railway and the historic Danish Army Road, hærvejen, cross the border.

Kruså

Village

Photo: Sönke Rahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kruså is a Danish border town and border crossing with a population of 1,528, 6 kilometers north of Flensburg, situated on the European route E45. It is located in Aabenraa Municipality.

Fårhus

Village

Fårhus is a village in Aabenraa Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, with a population of 228 as of 1 January, 2026. Fårhus is located 5 km north of Padborg and 14 km north of Flensburg, in Germany.

Lyreskoven

Type: Forest
Location: Aabenraa Municipality, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

54.8533° or 54° 51′ 12″ north

Longitude

9.3733° or 9° 22′ 24″ east

Open location code

9F6FV93F+88

OpenStreetMap ID

way 217543998

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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