Aarhus Runestones, Aarhus

Name: Aarhus Runestones
Address: Aarhus, Denmark

#124 among attractions in Aarhus

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The Aarhus Runestones or Ålum Runestones are six Viking Age runestones which were discovered in and around the city of Aarhus, Denmark. The stones are officially titled Aarhus 1 through 6 and they are all memorial stones created in memory or honor of a person. All six stones are kept and displayed at Moesgård Museum and one of the stones is known as the Aarhus Stone or Mask Stone and features the carving of a mask which has become the official symbol of Moesgård Museum. ()

Coordinates: 56°9'36"N, 10°7'48"E

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Brabrand (Gellerup)Aarhus Denmark

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Aarhus Runestones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gellerup, Brabrand Church, Brabrand Lake, Skjoldhøjkilen.

~1190 ftSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Gellerup, Aarhus
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1.2 miSW
Romanesque architecture, Church
Brabrand Church, Aarhus
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1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Brabrand Lake, Aarhus
29 min walk • Brabrand Lake is a lake in the district of Brabrand, west of Aarhus city, Denmark. The Aarhus River passes through Brabrand Lake and it is possible to canoe all the way to the inner city from here. The lake is oblong-shaped.
0.6 miN
Park
Skjoldhøjkilen, Aarhus
16 min walk • Skjoldhøjkilen is a recreational and natural site, in the district of Brabrand in the western part of Aarhus in Denmark. It stretches westwards from Hasle Hills, like a wavy green strip of meadows, small lakes and woodlands.
1.1 miE
Church
Åbyhøj Church, Aarhus
29 min walk • Åbyhøj Church is a church in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated in the western Åbyhøj neighbourhood on Silkeborgvej. Åbyhøj Church is a parish church within the Church of Denmark, the Danish state church, under the Diocese of Aarhus. It is a parish church in the Åby Parish along with Åby Church and serves some 11.000 parish members.
1.4 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Church
Hasle Kirke, Aarhus
36 min walk • Hasle Church is a church located in Hasle Parish in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is located 3 km. west of Aarhus city centre and north of Åbyhøj. It is a parish church within the Church of Denmark servicing a parish population of 7.515.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood
Brabrand, Aarhus
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0.7 miNE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Hasle Hills, Aarhus
18 min walk • Hasle Hills is a landscape and recreational area of 15.5 hectares in Aarhus, Denmark. It is located in the borderland between Hasle and the neighbourhood of Gellerup in the district of Aarhus V in the western parts of the city.
1.6 miSE
Church
Åby Church, Aarhus
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1.2 miE
Neighbourhood
Aabyhøj, Aarhus
30 min walk • Aabyhøj, or Åbyhøj, is a neighborhood of Aarhus, Denmark. It is part of the postal district of Aarhus V and has a population of approximately 11,000 people and is home to Aabyhøj IF football club and Aabyhøj Basketball.
0.7 miW
Modernist architecture
Højen 13, Aarhus
19 min walk • Højen 13 is a villa and listed building in Aarhus, Denmark. The villa was built in 1958 and was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 11 January 2008. The house was built by the architect Knud Friis as his home and study on a hill overlooking Brabrand Lake in the Brabrand suburb.