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Places of Interest

Almindingen

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Almindingen is a forest in the centre of the island of Bornholm in Denmark. The forest covers 3,800 hectares, making it Denmark's third largest.

Gamleborg

Archaeological site

Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gamleborg, also known as Gamleborg Viking Fortress, was the first fortification on the Danish island of Bornholm. Built around 750 AD, it was the seat of the kings of Bornholm during the Viking age and early Middle Ages.

Lilleborg

Ruins

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Lilleborg is a ruined castle in the Almindingen forest in the centre of the Danish island of Bornholm. It is situated close to the main road from Rønne to Svaneke.

Places in the Area

Østerlars

Village

Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Østerlars is a village in the northeast of the Danish island of Bornholm, 6 kilometres south of Gudhjem and 5 kilometres northwest of Østermarie. It is best known for its round church, the largest on the island. 1. January 2026 it had a population of 262.

Aarsballe

Hamlet

Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aarsballe is a village located in the centre of the Danish island of Bornholm. It is at a crossroads formed by the main road from Rønne to Østerlars and a secondary road from Aakirkeby to Klemensker. As of 2009, it has a population of 86.

Østermarie

Village

Photo: Ipigott, Public domain.

Østermarie is a village on the Danish island of Bornholm, 8 km west of Svaneke. Founded ca. 1880, its old church, now a ruin, dates back to the 12th century. The population as of 1 January 2026 is 448.

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