Glimmingehus

Glimmingehus is a medieval era castle located at , in southern . It is the best preserved medieval stronghold in Scandinavia.
Photo: C-M, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vallby kyrka, Skåne and Östra Hoby Church.

Church
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Glimmingehus.

Church
is a medieval Lutheran church built in the Romanesque style. Located 4 km east of in in southern , it belongs to the Diocese of Lund. The church is noted for its murals and for its sculpted baptismal font. is situated 3 km south of Glimmingehus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simrishamn.

is a locality and the seat of , , with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a city.

Glimmingehus

Latitude
55.50091° or 55° 30′ 3″ north
Longitude
14.23093° or 14° 13′ 51″ east
Inception
1499
Open location code
9F7PG62J+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 456871043
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1531449
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Glimmingehus” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Glimmingehus
  • Czech: Glimmingehus
  • Danish: Glimminge
  • Danish: Glimmingehus
  • Dutch: Glimingehus
  • Dutch: Glimmingehus
  • Finnish: Glimmingehus
  • Finnish: Glimmingehusin linnake
  • French: Glimmingehus
  • German: Burg Glimmingehus
  • German: Glimmingehus
  • German: Schloss Glimminge
  • Hebrew: גלימיניגהוס
  • Hebrew: גלימיניהוס
  • Hebrew: טירת גלימיניגהוס
  • Hebrew: טירת גלימיניהוס
  • Macedonian: Глиминхес
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Glimminge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Glimmingehus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Glimmingehus
  • Norwegian: Glimmingehus
  • Portuguese: Casa de Glimminge
  • Russian: Глиммингехус
  • Russian: Замок Глиммингехус
  • Slovenian: Glimmingehus
  • Swedish: Glimmingehus
  • Ukrainian: Замок Ґлімінґегус (Швеція)
  • Ukrainian: Замок Ґлімінґегус

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Highlights include Bolshögs Kyrka and Östra Tommarps Kyrka.

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