Langdos
Langdos, formerly also Langdaas is the largest Bronze Age burial mound in Denmark, located in Thisted, Jutland. The burial mound is 140 metres long and was built between 1800 and 1000 BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vandtårnet and Thisted railway station.
Thisted railway station
Railway station
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Thisted station is a railway station serving the town of Thisted in Thy, Denmark. The station is the northern terminus of the Thy Line from Struer to Thisted. Thisted railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Langdos.
Thisted Bibliotek
Library
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Thisted Bibliotek is a library, which is situated 1 km east of Langdos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thisted and Sjørring.
Thisted
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Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,505 and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland. Market town status was given to Thisted in 1500.
Sjørring
Village
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Sjørring is a small railway town in Thisted Municipality in North Jutland Region, Denmark. As of 1 January 2025 it has a population of 724. It is located in the central part of the Thy district 7 km west of Thisted. Sjørring is situated 5 km west of Langdos.
Nors
Village
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Nors is a small town, with a population of 1,110, in Thy district, North Jutland Region in Denmark. It is located in Thisted Municipality 14 km southeast of Hanstholm and 9 km north of Thisted. Nors is situated 7 km north of Langdos.
Langdos
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient monument in Thisted Municipality (19001)
- Categories: cist, long barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thisted Municipality, North Jutland, Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.95889° or 56° 57′ 32″ northLongitude
8.67218° or 8° 40′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9F8CXM5C+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 839077730OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1640532
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Langdos” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Langdaas”
- Danish: “Langdås”
- Danish: “Langhøj”
- German: “Langdysse von Thisted”
- German: “Langdysser von Thisted”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Langdos”. Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.