Thyras Mound
Thyras Mound is an archaeological site in Vejle, Region South Denmark. Thyras Mound is situated nearby to the cemetery Jelling Kirkegård, as well as near Jelling Church.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 140 metres west of Thyras 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 6 km southeast of Thyras 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 Thyras Mound.
Thyras Mound
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: the northern Jelling mound
- Categories: tumulus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vejle, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.75712° or 55° 45′ 26″ northLongitude
9.42007° or 9° 25′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F7FQC4C+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 375805668OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentWikidata ID
Q23734746
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Thyras Mound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Thyras Høj”
- Danish: “Dronning Thyras Høj”
- Danish: “Nordhøjen”
- Danish: “Thyras høj”
- Dutch: “Thyras Høj”
- Swedish: “Thyras Høj”
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Notable Places Nearby
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