Himmelbjerget ("The Heaven Mountain" or "The Sky Mountain") is a hill located in
Ry municipalityUntil January 1, 2007 Ry municipality was a municipality in the former Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 152,44 km², and had a total population of 11.244 . Its last mayor was Jonna Grønver, a member of the Venstre political party...
,
DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
. With a height of 147 meters it is one of the highest points of elevation, and commonly celebrated as the highest point, in Denmark, which it was believed to be until 1847. Denmark's highest point is
MøllehøjMøllehøj is the highest natural point in Denmark at . It is in the Ejerbjerge hills in Skanderborg municipality, very close to Ejer Bavnehøj. The summit is marked with a millstone, a remnant of Ejer mill which was situated on the hill from 1838 to 1917...
at 170.86 meters.
The high hill is a popular destination for its beautiful nature and magnificent views.
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Himmelbjerget ("The Heaven Mountain" or "The Sky Mountain") is a hill located in
Ry municipalityUntil January 1, 2007 Ry municipality was a municipality in the former Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 152,44 km², and had a total population of 11.244 . Its last mayor was Jonna Grønver, a member of the Venstre political party...
,
DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
. With a height of 147 meters it is one of the highest points of elevation, and commonly celebrated as the highest point, in Denmark, which it was believed to be until 1847. Denmark's highest point is
MøllehøjMøllehøj is the highest natural point in Denmark at . It is in the Ejerbjerge hills in Skanderborg municipality, very close to Ejer Bavnehøj. The summit is marked with a millstone, a remnant of Ejer mill which was situated on the hill from 1838 to 1917...
at 170.86 meters.
The high hill is a popular destination for its beautiful nature and magnificent views. One can sail to
Himmelbjerget from Ry, or from
SilkeborgSilkeborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, with a population of 41 979 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
on the historic
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Hjejlen ("The Golden Plover").
On top of the hill is a 25.1 meter tall tower that was erected to honor King
Frederik VIIFrederick VII was King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg, and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
and his role in giving the Danish people a
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in 1849. Close to the top are more monuments, most honoring individuals, but also one to commemorate women's right to vote in 1915.
The Hotel Himmelbjerget, formerly Hotel Julsø, is the highest located hotel in Denmark, and displays historic memorabilia from the area. It used to house a museum dedicated to
Jodle Birge Jodle Birge was a Danish composer and singer.-References:*This article was initially translated from Danish wikipedia...
, Danish country-western entertainer.