Viking ring fortress

#243 among destinations in Denmark

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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. These common structures are sometimes partially encircled by advanced ramparts, but these additions are not always circular. ()

Local name: Trelleborg Coordinates: 55°28'11"N, 12°7'19"E

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SjællandDenmark

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Viking ring fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vallø Castle, KØS, Køge Marina, Køge Museum.

5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Vallø Castle, Køge
149 min walk • 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.
2.5 miE
Art museum, Museum
KØS, Køge
65 min walk • KØS Museum of art in public spaces is situated in Nørregade in Køge, Denmark. It is the only museum in Denmark focusing of art in the public realm. It boasts a collection of models and sketches for public artworks and plays host to special exhibitions about the subject.
3 miE
55°28'10"N • 12°11'52"E
Køge Marina, Køge
76 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.6 miE
History museum, Museum
Køge Museum, Køge
66 min walk • Køge Museum is a local history museum in Køge, Denmark.
2.6 miE
City hall
Køge Town Hall, Køge
65 min walk • Køge Town Hall is located in the central town square of Køge, Denmark. The building dates from the 16th century but was adapted in the Neoclassical style in 1903.
~100 ftE
Archaeological site
Borrering
1 min walk • Official name is Borgring Borrering also known as Vallø Borgring or Vallo ring-fortress is a Danish Viking fortification located on Zealand, east of Gammel Lellingegaard in the parish of Højelse and north-east of Lellinge. The ring sits on land under the Chapter of Vallø.
1.8 miE
Manor house
Gammel Køgegård, Køge
48 min walk • Gammel Køgegård is a manor house located just west of Køge, Denmark.
3 miSE
55°26'56"N • 12°11'26"E
Kjøge Mini-Town, Køge
78 min walk • Park
2.5 miE
Architecture, Church
Køge Church or Church of Saint Nicolas, Køge
65 min walk • St. Nicholas Church in Køge is dedicated to the patron saint of seafarers, St. Nicholas. The church, like many other churches, was built in several stages. The church is located just north of the town square with the west gable facing Kirkestræde...
6.1 miSE
Monastery
Vallø stift
155 min walk • Vallø stift or Det Adelige Stift Vallø for ugifte døtre was a Danish foundation for the support of unmarried female nobles. It was located at Vallø Castle just south of Køge on the east coast of the island of Zealand.
3.1 miS
55°25'31"N • 12°6'26"E
Sjællands Veteran Traktor Klub, Køge
80 min walk • Museum