Denmark
Central Jutland
Syddjurs Municipality

Poskær Stenhus

Poskær Stenhus is the largest round barrow in Denmark, dating back to 3.300 B.C. It is located by the village on the hilly southern part of the peninsula , at the entrance to the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden in northern Europe.
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Photo: Old Dane, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Molbostøtten and Knebel Church.

Photo: Mikkel Houmøller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km west of Poskær Stenhus.

Church
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km southwest of Poskær Stenhus.

Archaeological site
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km northeast of Poskær Stenhus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knebel and Agri.

Village
Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , . Poskær Stenhus, the largest round barrow in Denmark, is located 1 km east of the village.

Hamlet
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
is a in Denmark on , with a population of 400, located on the peninsula of , 9 km south of and 3 km north of . is situated 3 km north of Poskær Stenhus.

Poskær Stenhus

Latitude
56.21852° or 56° 13′ 7″ north
Longitude
10.50202° or 10° 30′ 7″ east
Open location code
9F8G6G92+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 437726264
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q12332088
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Poskær Stenhus” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Paaskjær Stenhus”
  • Danish: “Porskær Stenhus”
  • Danish: “Poskær Stenhus”
  • German: “Poskaer Stenhus”
  • German: “Poskær Stenhus”
  • Polish: “Poskær Stenhus”
  • Swedish: “Poskær stenhus”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knebel Plantage and Molsværket.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Poskær Stenhus”. Photo: Old Dane, CC BY-SA 4.0.