Gamleborg
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.Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: viking age fortress in Bornholm
- Also known as: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lilleborg and Rytterknægten.
Lilleborg
Ruins
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. Lilleborg is situated 800 metres northwest of Gamleborg.
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 Aakirkeby.
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 4 km northwest of Gamleborg.
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.
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 Gamleborg.
Gamleborg
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.11435° or 55° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
14.90692° or 14° 54′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F7P4W74+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 232667431OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5520241
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Satellite Map
Discover Gamleborg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Gamleborg” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Afrikaans: “Gamleborg”
- Czech: “Gamleborg”
- Danish: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Danish: “Gamleborg”
- Dutch: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Dutch: “Gamleborg”
- Faroese: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Faroese: “Gamleborg”
- German: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- German: “Gamleborg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamleborg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gamleborg”
- Swedish: “Gamleborg Vikingborg”
- Swedish: “Gamleborg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gammelborg and Granbjerg.
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