Rolsø Kapel

Rolsø Kapel in Denmark is a desolate, abandoned, cemetery with examples of graveyard custom stretching back to the 1700s. The cemetery’s dilapidated gravesites belonged to Rolsø Kirke, that was torn down in 1908.

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Type: Chapel
Description: church building in Syddjurs Municipality, Denmark
Also known as: “Roelse Kirke” and “Rolsø Ødekirke”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rolsøgaard and Poskær Stenhus.

Rolsøgaard

Manor estate

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Rolsøgaard is a manor estate, which is situated 350 metres southwest of Rolsø Kapel.

Poskær Stenhus

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Poskær Stenhus is the largest round barrow in Denmark, dating back to 3.300 B.C. It is located by the village Knebel on the hilly southern part of the peninsula Djursland, at the entrance to the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden in northern Europe. Poskær Stenhus is situated 3 km southeast of Rolsø Kapel.

Molbostøtten

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Molbostøtten is situated 2½ km southeast of Rolsø Kapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrinners and Knebel.

Vrinners

Village

Vrinners is a village in Denmark on Djursland, with a population of 405, located on the peninsula of Mols, 9 km south of Rønde and 3 km north of Knebel.

Knebel

Village

Photo: Villy Fink Isaksen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knebel is a village in Syddjurs Municipality, Denmark. Poskær Stenhus, the largest round barrow in Denmark, is located 1 km east of the village. Knebel is situated 2½ km southeast of Rolsø Kapel.