Gryet
Gryet, some 4 kilometres west of Nexø and just north of Bodilsker on the Danish island of Bornholm, is a site with one of Denmark's largest collections of megaliths with tall upright stones standing among the trees in a little wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Bodil’s Church and The troll stone.
St. Bodil’s Church
Church
St. Bodil's Church is a parish church dating from the 13th century located in Denmark, 4 km west of Nexø on the Danish island of Bornholm. St. Bodil’s Church is situated 1¼ km south of Gryet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenseby and Nexø.
Stenseby
Hamlet
Stenseby is a small settlement near St Bodil's Church in the southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. For a time, an active community grew up around Bodilsker Station on the Rønne–Nexø railway which operated from 1900 to 1968. Stenseby is situated 3 km south of Gryet.
Nexø
Nexø, sometimes spelled Neksø, is a town on the east coast of the Baltic island of Bornholm, Denmark. With a population of 3,645, it is the second largest town, as well as the largest fishing port on the island.Balka
Village
Balka, also Balke, is a village and seaside resort midway between Nexø and Snogebæk on the southwest coast of the Danish island of Bornholm. As of 2022, it has a population of 200. It is best known for its wide beach with fine white sand. Balka is situated 4½ km southeast of Gryet.
Gryet
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: 67 menhirs in a group
- Categories: menhir, forest, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bornholm, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.07175° or 55° 4′ 18″ north
Longitude
15.0683° or 15° 4′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F7Q33C9+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Gryet” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Gryet”
- Danish: “Gryet”
- Dutch: “Gryet”
- Faroese: “Gryet”
- German: “Gryet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gryet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gryet”
- Swedish: “Gryet”
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