Garvergården

Garvergården is a half-timbered building complex from circa 1600 situated in Vestergade in Køge, Denmark. Owned by shoemakers and tanners for almost 200 years, from 1732, until the early 1920s, it bears testament to a time when Køge was a centre for shoemaking and tanning.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Køge Torv and Køge Museum.

Køge Torv

Square

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Køge Torv is a square, which is situated 110 metres east of Garvergården.

Køge Museum

Museum

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Køge Museum is a local history museum in Køge, Denmark. Køge Museum is situated 230 metres east of Garvergården.

KØS Museum of art in public spaces

Museum

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KØS Museum of art in public spaces is situated in Nørregade in Køge, Denmark. It is the only museum in Denmark focusing of art in the public realm. It boasts a collection of models and sketches for public artworks and plays host to special exhibitions about the subject. KØS Museum of art in public spaces is situated 330 metres northeast of Garvergården.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Køge and Ølby.

Køge

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Køge is a Danish seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark.

Ølby

Village

Ølby is a neighbourhood north of the town of Køge divided into two parts, the village of Ølby and east of the village near the shore of Køge Bay a suburb named Ølby Lyng 35 km south-west of Copenhagen, Denmark, located in the northern part of Køge. Ølby is situated 3 km north of Garvergården.