Skagen Bunker Museum
Skagen Bunker Museum is a private museum near the tip of Grenen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It is located in an old German bunker of the Regelbau 638 type which was used during the Second World War as an infirmary for treating wounded soldiers.Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Skagen, Denmark
- Also known as: “Skagen Battery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grenen Art Museum and Skagen Lighthouse.
Grenen Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grenen Art Museum is situated 160 metres northeast of Skagen Bunker Museum.
Skagen Lighthouse
Photo: Ragnar1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skagen Lighthouse, also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse four kilometres northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858. Skagen Lighthouse is situated 390 metres south of Skagen Bunker Museum.
Skagen’s White Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skagen's White Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse just north of the town of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It was operational from 1747 to 1858 when it was replaced by Skagen Lighthouse. Skagen’s White Lighthouse is situated 2 km southwest of Skagen Bunker Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grenen and Skagen.
Grenen
Locality
Photo: Hansjorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grenen is a long sandbar spit at Skagen Odde, northeast of the town of Skagen.
Skagen
Skagen is a town in North Jutland. In the Danish language, the town is namesake of the very sand spit it is located on, and the name 'Skagen' can refer to both. In the English language, the spit is known as the Skaw Spit.
Skagen Bunker Museum
- Categories: bunker, military museum, former hospital, building, tourism, historic site, military installation, and tourist attraction
- Location: Frederikshavn Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.73891° or 57° 44′ 20″ northLongitude
10.63182° or 10° 37′ 55″ eastOpen location code
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Skagen Bunker Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skagen Batteri”
- Danish: “Skagen Bunkermuseum”
- French: “Skagen Bunker Museum”
- French: “Skagen Bunkermuseum”
- German: “Bunker-Museum Skagen”
- German: “Skagen Bunkermuseum”
- “Skagen Bunkermuseum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parkeringplads Grenen and Drachmanns Grav.
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