Lejre Sneglehøj
Lejre Sneglehøj is an archaeological site in Lejre Kommune, Region Zealand. Lejre Sneglehøj is situated nearby to the forest Hestehaven, as well as near the archaeological site Aastrup Hestehave.Photo: Praeceptor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aastrup and Elverdams Kro.
Aastrup
Manor estate
Photo: Ramblersen2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aastrup is a manor house and estate in Elverdamsdalen, between Tølløse and Hvalsø, Lejre Municipality, some 40 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. Between 1929 and 1969, Denmark's largest lime works was operated on the estate. Aastrup is situated 1½ km southwest of Lejre Sneglehøj.
Elverdams Kro
Building
Photo: Moeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elverdams Kro is a building, which is situated 1½ km west of Lejre Sneglehøj.
Tadre Watermill
House
Photo: Moeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tadre Watermill is a watermill on Taderød Bæk, a tributary of Elverdams Å, in Lejre Municipality, between Roskilde and Tølløse, some 30 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. Tadre Watermill is situated 2 km south of Lejre Sneglehøj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirke Sonnerup and Kirke Såby.
Kirke Sonnerup
Village
Photo: Okf2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirke Sonnerup is a village, with a population of 945, in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. Sonnerup Church is located to the northeast in the old part of the village.
Kirke Såby
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirke Såby or Kirke Saaby is a small town, with a population of 1,649, in Lejre Municipality, Region Zealand in Denmark. It is located 30 km south of Frederikssund, 19 km west of Roskilde, 17 km southeast of Holbæk and 5 km north of the municipal seat Hvalsø. Kirke Såby is situated 3½ km east of Lejre Sneglehøj.
Tølløse
Village
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tølløse is a railway town located in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 4,007. The town is located in Holbæk Municipality in Region Zealand and was the municipal seat of the former Tølløse Municipality until 1 January 2007. Tølløse is situated 3½ km southwest of Lejre Sneglehøj.
Lejre Sneglehøj
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient monument in Lejre Municipality (97983)
- Categories: tumulus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lejre Kommune, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.63191° or 55° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
11.8149° or 11° 48′ 54″ eastOpen location code
9F7HJRJ7+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 840976942OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q27057554
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Lejre Sneglehøj” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sneglehøj”
- German: “Sneglehøj von Kirke Sonnerup”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hestehaven and Aastrup Hestehave.
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