Sagnlandet Lejre

Sagnlandet Lejre or Lejre Land of Legends is an open-air archaeology museum on the island of in Denmark. It is situated 4 km northwest of the town of and 1 km west of Gammel Lejre, which was a major political centre in Iron Age Scandinavia.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Archaeological museum in Lejre, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Land of Legends”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mysselhøj and Ledreborg.

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is situated 1 km east of Sagnlandet Lejre.

Manor estate
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is a palatial mansion near , 12 km to the southwest of on the Danish island of . Today's Baroque building was completed in 1746 by Minister of State Johan Ludvig Holstein who commissioned J.C. Krieger to carry out the work. is situated 1½ km south of Sagnlandet Lejre.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 1½ km east of Sagnlandet Lejre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lejre and Gevninge.

Village
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is a railway town in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in eastern . It has a population of 3,347. The town is located in Municipality in . The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðr or Hleiðargarðr.

Village
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is a small town, with a population of 1,636, in Lejre Municipality on the island of Zealand in . Its old section is located alongside a small river, Lejre Å, approximately 2 kilometres from its mouth at . is situated 3 km north of Sagnlandet Lejre.

Village
is a village with a population of 445 in Lejre Municipality, located six kilometers southwest of on the island of in . is situated 5 km southeast of Sagnlandet Lejre.

Sagnlandet Lejre

Latitude
55.61796° or 55° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
11.94553° or 11° 56′ 44″ east
Open location code
9F7HJW9W+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 568930236
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1478334
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Sagnlandet Lejre” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Historisk-arkæologisk Forsøgscenter”
  • Danish: “Land der legenden Lejre”
  • Danish: “Land der legenden”
  • Danish: “Land of legends Lejre”
  • Danish: “Land of legends”
  • Danish: “Lande der legenden”
  • Danish: “Lejre Forsøgscenter”
  • Danish: “Sagnlandet Lejre”
  • Danish: “Sagnlandet”
  • Dutch: “Sagnlandet Lejre”
  • German: “Experimentalzentrum Lejre”
  • German: “Land der Legenden Lejre”
  • German: “Land der Legenden”
  • German: “Lejre Versuchszentrum”
  • German: “Lejrecenter”
  • German: “Sagnlandet Lejre”
  • German: “Sagnlandet”
  • Polish: “Centrum Doświadczalne w Lejre”
  • Polish: “Skansen archeologiczny w Lejre”
  • Swedish: “Sagnlandet Lejre”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Danselabyrint and Keglebane.

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