• Images by Jens Markus Lindhe. On the small Danish rocky island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea lies Hammershus, the largest castle ruin in Northern Europe.
  • Whoever controlled the island resided at Hammershus and collected taxes from all over Bornholm. Consequently, common people had little affection for the castle.
  • The visitor center is built so that it adds into the landscape about 200 m east of Hammershus and separated from the castle by a gorge.
  • If yes, then look no further than the beautiful medieval fortress of Hammershus Castle located on the small Danish island of Bornholm!
  • Hammershus is a medieval era fortification at Hammeren on the northern tip of the Danish island of Bornholm.
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  • Hammershus is Northern Europe's largest medieval fortification, situated 74 metres (243 ft) above sea level on Hammeren, the northern tip of the Danish island of...
  • Corfitz Ulfeldt and his wife Leonora Christina were imprisoned in Hammershus 1660–1661, and the fortress was used as a prison on several other occasions.
  • Hammershus is an aspect of life that affects everyone in one way or another, and that is why it is so interesting and important to explore it in depth.