Hammersø

Hammersø, or Hammer Sø, is the largest lake on the island of and the only tarn in Denmark. It is located in a valley in Hammeren, the northernmost point of the island.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Hammer Sø”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hammershus and Hammeren Lighthouse.

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.
is a medieval era fortification at Hammeren on the northern tip of the island of . The fortress was partially demolished around 1750 and is now a ruin. It was partially restored around 1900.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ole Palnatoke Andersen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located on the Hammeren peninsula on the northwestern tip of the island of .

Lighthouse
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located on the northernmost point of Hammeren, just outside on the island of . A sand and gravel ocean bank, named David Bank, is situated 5.25 miles from the lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allinge-Sandvig and Vang.

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is a city on . These two amalgamated towns on the northern coast of the island are romantic and pretty and have hundreds of old fashioned half-timbered houses.

Hamlet
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a little fishing village on the northwest coast of the island of , 7 kilometres north of . From the late 19th century, it prospered as a result of its granite-quarrying activities.

Village
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is a harbour town on the north-eastern coast of the Danish island of , 5 km south of . As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 771.

Hammersø

Latitude
55.2831° or 55° 16′ 59″ north
Longitude
14.7658° or 14° 45′ 57″ east
Open location code
9F7P7QM8+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30635477
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Wiki­data ID
Q5645779
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Satellite Map

Discover Hammersø from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Hammersø” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Hammersø”
  • Danish: “Hammersøen”
  • French: “Hammersø”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hammersøen”
  • Swedish: “Hammersø”

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