Gorms Mound
Gorms Mound is an archaeological site in Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark. Gorms Mound is situated nearby to Gorm’s runestone, as well as near Harald’s runestone.Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: the southern Jelling mound
- Also known as: “Sydhøjen”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jelling Church and Kongernes Jelling.
Kongernes Jelling
Museum
Photo: Alicudi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kongernes Jelling is a museum, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Gorms Mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jelling and Skibet.
Jelling
Photo: Ajepbah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jelling is a railway town in Denmark with a population of 4,038, located in Jelling Parish, approximately 10 km northwest of Vejle. The town lies 105 metres above sea level.
Skibet
Village
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skibet is a Danish town, with a population of 2,604, located 6 kilometres west of the municipal seat and regional capital Vejle in the Region of Southern Denmark. Skibet is situated 5 km southeast of Gorms Mound.
Bredsten
Town
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bredsten is a village in Vejle Municipality, Denmark. Bredsten is situated 11 kilometres west of Vejle, and it has a population of 1,902. The village is quite old, indicated by the church which dates back to the Middle Ages though modified by the local entrepreneur de Lichtenberg in the 1740s. Bredsten is situated 6 km south of Gorms Mound.
Gorms Mound
- Categories: tumulus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.75601° or 55° 45′ 22″ northLongitude
9.41922° or 9° 25′ 9″ eastOpen location code
9F7FQC49+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 375805667OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q23747658
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gorms Mound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gorms Høj”
- Danish: “Gorms høj”
- Danish: “Kong Gorms Høj”
- Dutch: “Gorms Høj”
- Swedish: “Gorms Høj”
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Notable Places Nearby
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