Øm Jættestue
Øm Jættestue is an archaeological site in Lejre Kommune, Region Zealand. Øm Jættestue is situated nearby to the archaeological site Baunehøi, as well as near the village Øm.Photo: Jdniles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lejre railway station and Allerslev Church.
Lejre railway station
Railway station
Lejre railway station is a railway station serving the railway town of Lejre west of the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand, Denmark. The station is located in the central part of the town and also serves the nearby village of Gammel Lejre, the Ledreborg manor house and the archaeological open-air museum Land of Legends. Lejre railway station is situated 1½ km west of Øm Jættestue.
Allerslev Church
Church
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Allerslev Church is situated 1½ km west of Øm Jættestue.
Ledreborg
Manor estate
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ledreborg is a palatial mansion near Lejre, 12 km to the southwest of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand. Today's Baroque building was completed in 1746 by Minister of State Johan Ludvig Holstein who commissioned J.C. Krieger to carry out the work. Ledreborg is situated 3 km west of Øm Jættestue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Øm and Lejre.
Øm
Village
Øm is a village with a population of 445 in Lejre Municipality, located six kilometers southwest of Roskilde on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
Lejre
Village
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Lejre is a railway town in the northwestern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It has a population of 3,347. The town is located in Lejre Municipality in Region Zealand. The town's Old Norse name was Hleiðr or Hleiðargarðr.
Svogerslev
Village
Photo: Bococo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svogerslev is a small satellite town located four kilometres west of Roskilde, Denmark. The original village features a village pond, a Romanesque church, one of the smallest in Denmark, and a number of old farm buildings. Svogerslev is situated 4½ km north of Øm Jættestue.
Øm Jættestue
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: dolmen
- Categories: passage grave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lejre Kommune, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
55.59972° or 55° 35′ 59″ northLongitude
11.99462° or 11° 59′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F7HHXXV+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 873938811OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1493455
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Øm Jættestue” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Øm Jættestue”
- Danish: “Tværhøj”
- German: “Ganggrab von Øm”
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Highlights include Baunehøi and Flædevad Bro.
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