Vemmetofte Convent, Faxe Ladeplads

Name: Vemmetofte Convent
Address: Klostervej 2, Faxe Ladeplads, Denmark

#5 among attractions in Faxe Ladeplads

Church, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture, National Romantic style architecture

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Vemmetofte Convent is a former manor house in Faxe Municipality south of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was turned into a convent by Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark in 1735. Since 1975 it has provided housing available to the general public. ()

Local name: Vemmetofte Coordinates: 55°15'20"N, 12°13'33"E

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Klostervej 2Faxe Ladeplads Denmark

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Vemmetofte Convent – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strandegård, Faxe Church, Tryggevælde, Juellinge.

6.5 miSW
Manor house
Strandegård, Faxe Ladeplads
167 min walk • Strandegaard is a manor house and estate located in Faxe Municipality, Denmark. The estate was acquired by Otto Thott and two sisters in 1631 and is still owned by the Thott/Reedtz-Thott family. It is managed as an organic farm and other activities include Feddet Beach Camping & Resort.
4 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Faxe Church, Faxe Ladeplads
103 min walk • Faxe Church is a Danish church located in the Diocese of Roskilde, in Faxe, Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand. It was built at the end of the 15th century on a site where there had originally been a Romanesque church.
5.5 miN
Manor house
Tryggevælde
140 min walk • Tryggevælde is a manor house and estate in Faxe Municipality, some fifty kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The estate was a royal fief until the middle of the 18th century and was later owned by the Moltke family at Bregentved from 1751 to 1937.
3.2 miN
Baroque architecture, Manor house
Juellinge, Stevns
83 min walk • Juellinge, prior to 1672 known as Valbygaard, is a manor house located on the Stevns Peninsula, Stevns Municipality, some 50 kilometres south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
5.6 miW
Forts and castles, Farm, Historical place
Jomfruens Egede, Faxe Ladeplads
143 min walk • Jomfruens Egede is a manor house located three kilometres north-west of Faxe, a small town some 40 km south of Copenhagen, Denmark.
6.7 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Roholte Church
172 min walk • Roholte Church is a church located in the village of Roholte, between Faxe and Præstø in Roholte Parish, Faxe Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark. From 1441 to 1677, the church belonged to the king. In 1737, it became the property of Otto Thott. It remained in the Thott family until 1953.
2.7 miNW
Manor house
Alslevgaard, Faxe
70 min walk • Alslevgaard is a manor house and estate located at Karise, Faxe Municipality, Denmark. The estate was for 300 years owned by the Grubbe family and has for long periods of time shared ownership with Tryggevælde.
4.3 miW
Brewery, Nightlife
Faxe Brewery
109 min walk • Faxe Brewery is a Danish brewery located in the town of Faxe. The brewery was founded in 1901 by Nikoline and Conrad Nielsen. At the time it was called Fakse Dampbryggeri, but after her husband's death, Nikoline christened the brewery Faxe Bryggeri. And it is best known for its strong export beers.
4 miW
55°15'21"N • 12°7'23"E
Geomuseum Faxe, Faxe
103 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.4 miW
55°14'23"N • 12°7'6"E
Blåbæk Vindmølle, Faxe
112 min walk • Windmill
3.8 miW
55°15'34"N • 12°7'44"E
Faxe Kalkbrud
98 min walk • Prehistoric site