Tønnesminde, Samsø

Name: Tønnesminde
Address: Samsø, Denmark

#4 among attractions in Samsø

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Tønnesminde is the site of an archaeological excavation ground and present day organic farm on the island of Samsø, Denmark. Archaeological evidence attests the area around Tønnesminde has a long history of human occupation, dating from approximately 4000 BC to present day. Recent excavations suggest that Tønnesminde contains settlements dating from the Funnelbeaker culture in the Early Neolithic period, Early Bronze Age, Pre-Roman Iron Age, and Viking Age. ()

Coordinates: 55°48'36"N, 10°37'25"E

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Nearby attractions include: Samsø Golf Club, Kolby, Endebjerg, Vesborg.

3 miN
55°51'7"N • 10°38'27"E
Samsø Golf Club, Samsø
76 min walk • Golf
2.7 miW
Church
Kolby, Samsø
69 min walk • Kolby is a former parish of the Church of Denmark on Samsø island. In 2004, it had 550 inhabitants, 492 of them being members of the church. In 2014, all parishes on that island have been merged in one.
4.4 miN
Prehistoric site
Endebjerg, Samsø
114 min walk • Endebjerg is the location of an excavation site set in the middle of farmland on the island of Samsø, Denmark. A series of excavations have shown that this site has been occupied by a variety of cultures since the Early Neolithic period.
4 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Vesborg, Samsø
102 min walk • Vesborg was a castle founded by King Valdemar Atterdag in the 1360s, on the southwestern coast of Samsø in Denmark. The castle does not exist anymore and a lighthouse was built on the site in 1858.
2.3 miSW
Manor house, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Brattingsborg, Samsø
60 min walk • Brattingsborg is a manor house and estate located 6 km south of Tranebjerg, on the Danish island of Samsø. The estate produces bread and potatoes for Danish supermarkets under the brand Brattingsborg.
2.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Brattingsborg Castle, Tranebjerg
58 min walk • Brattingsborg Castle was a royal castle in the town of Tranebjerg on Samsø, Denmark. Brattingsborg castle shared its name with the manor house Brattingsborg. To distinguish the two, the former castle is commonly referred to as Old Brattingsborg.
4.3 miN
55°52'9"N • 10°39'41"E
Bente Wagner, Samsø
111 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Jewelry shop