Munkerup

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Munkerup is a coastal district of Hornbæk-Dronningmølle in the north of Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Gribskov Municipality, two kilometres to the west of Dronningmølle and four kilometres east of Gilleleje. In 2009, Munkerup had a population of 791. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°6'23"N, 12°21'56"E

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HovedstadenDenmark

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Munkerup – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rudolph Tegner Museum, Esrum Abbey, Munkeruphus, Søborg Castle.

2.1 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Rudolph Tegner Museum, North Coast
53 min walk • The Rudolph Tegner Museum is set in the middle of a protected area just south of Dronningmølle on Zealand's north coast, some 50 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The museum is dedicated to the oeuvre of the sculptor Rudolph Tegner. The museum exhibits some 250 of Tegner's sculptures as well as models in plaster, clay, bronze and marble.
4.1 miS
Monastery
Esrum Abbey, North Coast
105 min walk • Esrum Abbey, also Esrom Abbey, was the second Cistercian monastery founded in Denmark, located near Hillerød in Region Hovedstaden, on the island of Zealand, on the north side of the Esrum Sø near Esbønderup and Græsted.
~1130 ftN
Cafe, Architecture, Museum
Munkeruphus, North Coast
6 min walk • Munkeruphus is a former country house located in Munkerup now part of Dronningmølle–Hornbæk, on the north coast of Zealand, Denmark. A rare example of American influence in Danish architecture, the building now serves as an exhibition space.
2.4 miSW
History museum, Forts and castles
Søborg Castle, Gilleleje
62 min walk • Søborg Castle is a ruined castle south of Gilleleje in North Zealand, Denmark. It was one of the strongest castle in Denmark and was also used as a prison. It was inhabited until the Count's Feud in 1535, when it is speculated that it was destroyed. In 1577, the feudal tenant was granted permission to use the ruins as a quarry.
1.3 miNW
History museum, Museum, Lighthouse
Fyrhistorisk Museum på Nakkehoved, Gilleleje
32 min walk • Nakkehoved Lighthouse was originally the name for two individual lighthouses above the Nakkehoved cliffs. Since the eastern lighthouse was decommissioned in 1898, the name Nakkehoved lighthouse has come to refer to only the western tower, which is still operational.
3.7 miE
56°5'29"N • 12°27'30"E
Hornbæk Kirke, Hornbæk
95 min walk • Temple, Church
2.3 miSW
56°5'11"N • 12°19'4"E
Søborg Kirke, Gilleleje
59 min walk • Church
6.5 miSE
Museum
Horserød camp
165 min walk • Horserød Camp is an open state prison at Horserød, Denmark located in North Zealand, approximately seven kilometers from Helsingør. Built in 1917, Horserød was originally a prison camp, and in local parlance the site is still referred to as Horserødlejren.
3.8 miS
56°3'10"N • 12°20'38"E
Esbønderup Kirke, Græsted
97 min walk • Church
3.6 miE
56°5'25"N • 12°27'19"E
Hornbæk Bibliotek, Hornbæk
93 min walk • Library
1 miSE
Town
Dronningmølle
25 min walk • Dronningmølle is a seaside resort town in Esbønderup parish, Gribskov Municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark, of eastern Denmark.