Gurre Castle was a royal castle situated in North Zealand, Denmark. Its ruins lie on the outskirts of Helsingør, close to the town of Tikøb on lake Gurre Sø at Gurre. The ruins have been excavated and are now restored. Gurre Castle is situated 4 km east of Svalebakken.

Horserød camp

Prison

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Horserød Camp is an open state prison at Horserød, Denmark located in North Zealand, approximately seven kilometers from Helsingør. Built in 1917, Horserød was originally a prison camp, and in local parlance the site is still referred to as Horserødlejren. Horserød camp is situated 3½ km northeast of Svalebakken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tikøb and Gurre.

Tikøb

Village

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Tikøb is a small town and parish located 8 km west of Helsingør and six km north of Fredensborg, between Lake Esrum to the southwest and Gurre Lake to the east. in Helsingør Municipality, some 40 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gurre

Village

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Gurre is a village located five kilometres west of Helsingør and 42 kilometres north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the east side of Gurre Lake and is almost surrounded by woodland. Gurre is situated 4½ km east of Svalebakken.

Esrum

Village

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Esrum is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Svalebakken.

Svalebakken

Type: Farmhouse
Categories: building and agriculture
Location: Elsinore, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

56.02491° or 56° 1′ 30″ north

Longitude

12.44528° or 12° 26′ 43″ east

Open location code

9F8J2CFW+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 398784760

OpenStreetMap feature

building=farm

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