Hørhøj

Hørhøj is an archaeological site in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand. Hørhøj is situated nearby to the archaeological site Ravnshøj, as well as near Grydehøj.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gammel Lejre Skibssætning and Hyllehøi.

Gammel Lejre Skibssætning

Archaeological site

Photo: Jom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gammel Lejre Skibssætning is an archaeological site, which is situated 680 metres west of Hørhøj.

Hyllehøi

Archaeological site

Photo: Västgöten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hyllehøi is an archaeological site, which is situated 680 metres west of Hørhøj.

Gammel Kongsgaard

Museum

Photo: Moeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gammel Kongsgaard is a museum, which is situated 1 km west of Hørhøj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lejre and Svogerslev.

Lejre

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.

Lejre is a railway town in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It has a population of 3,429. The town is located in Lejre Municipality in Region Zealand. The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðr or Hleiðargarðr.

Svogerslev

Village

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Svogerslev is a small satellite town located four kilometres west of Roskilde, Denmark. The original village features a village pond, a Romanesque church, one of the smallest in Denmark, and a number of old farm buildings. Svogerslev is situated 2½ km northeast of Hørhøj.

Øm

Village

Øm is a village with a population of 468 in Lejre Municipality, located six kilometers southwest of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in Denmark. Øm is situated 3 km southeast of Hørhøj.

Hørhøj

Type: Grass
Description: ancient monument in Lejre Municipality (97193)
Categories: passage grave, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.61935° or 55° 37′ 10″ north

Longitude

11.98374° or 11° 59′ 2″ east

Open location code

9F7HJX9M+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481362233

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grass

Wikidata ID

Q18544865

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In Other Languages

From Danish to German—“Hørhøj” goes by many names.

Danish: “Hørhøj”
Danish: “Kornerup”
German: “Ganggrab in der Kornerup Mark”
German: “Hørhøj”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kornerup Syd and Ravnshøj.

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