Denmark Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/scandinavia/denmark/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:57:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png Denmark Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/scandinavia/denmark/ 32 32 The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand https://worldheritagesites.net/par-force-hunting-landscape-north-zealand/ https://worldheritagesites.net/par-force-hunting-landscape-north-zealand/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:11:46 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38121 A royal hunting park planned according to geometric principles in order to emphasize the absolute power of the monarchy.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/stevns-klint/feed/ 0 Ilulissat Icefjord https://worldheritagesites.net/ilulissat-icefjord/ https://worldheritagesites.net/ilulissat-icefjord/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:10:32 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=32036 A fjord in Greenland where a very active glacier called Sermeq Kujalleq calves enormous icebergs into the sea: a breathtaking sight.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/roskilde-cathedral/feed/ 0 Kronborg Castle https://worldheritagesites.net/kronborg-castle/ https://worldheritagesites.net/kronborg-castle/#respond Sun, 10 Oct 2021 10:24:49 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=1225 A symbol of Denmark's former power as it guarded the narrow entrance to the Baltic Sea. Shakespeare's inspiration for Elsinore.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/kronborg-castle/feed/ 0 Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church https://worldheritagesites.net/jelling-mounds-runic-stones-and-church/ https://worldheritagesites.net/jelling-mounds-runic-stones-and-church/#respond Sun, 10 Oct 2021 09:31:38 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=1213 The place where King Harald Bluetooth in 965 AD declared Denmark a unified country and announced its Christianization.

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