- Whoever controlled the island resided at Hammershus and collected taxes from all over Bornholm. Consequently, common people had little affection for the castle.
- 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.
- Hammershus is a medieval era fortification at Hammeren on the northern tip of the Danish island of Bornholm.
- Baltık Denizi’nde yer alan, Polonya ve İsveç kıyılarına yakın bir ada olan Bornholm’da bulunan Hammershus, 13. yüzyılın başlarında inşa edilmiş tarihi bir yapıdır.
- Hammershus Castle. Hammershus, Northern Europe’s largest castle ruin, stands on a 74-metre rocky plateau in the northwest corner of Bornholm.
- With the arrival of Reformation the conflict intensified and eventually led to military conquest of Hammershus Castle by the troops of king Christian II in 1521.
- Close to Hammershus is the family-friendly Hammershus Visitor Center, where you can see an exhibition that tells about the history of the castle.
- Pardon my ignorance, but prior to the trip, we had no idea as to where Bornholm was located, but the visit to the island, and the stop at Hammershus...
- Hammershus is the largest castle in Northern Europe and stands on a cliff 74 metres above sea level on Bornholm, a small but important island in the Baltic Sea.