Vallø Castle, Køge

Name: Vallø Castle
Address: Slotsgade 3, Vallø, Køge, Denmark

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Vallø Castle is a manor house located 7 km south of Køge, in Stevns Municipality, on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It now serves as a residence for Vallø stift, a home for unmarried, widowed and divorced women of noble descent. ()

Local name: Vallø Slot Completed: 1904 (120 years ago)Coordinates: 55°24'9"N, 12°12'40"E

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Slotsgade 3, ValløKøge Denmark

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Nearby attractions include: KØS, Turebyholm, Køge Marina, Køge Museum.

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Art museum, Museum
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6 miSW
Manor house
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4.7 miN
55°28'10"N • 12°11'52"E
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119 min walk • Sailing, Marina
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History museum, Museum
Køge Museum, Køge
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4.7 miS
Manor house
Tryggevælde
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3.9 miN
City hall
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Archaeological site
Borrering
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4.3 miNW
Manor house
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3.3 miN
55°26'56"N • 12°11'26"E
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85 min walk • Park
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Forts and castles
Viking ring fortress
149 min walk • A Viking ring fortress, or Trelleborg-type fortress, is a type of circular fort of a special design, built in Scandinavia in the Viking Age. They are also known simply as trelleborgs. All trelleborgs have a strictly circular shape, with roads and gates pointing in the four cardinal directions.
4 miN
Architecture, Church
Køge Church or Church of Saint Nicolas, Køge
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