- 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...
- Bornholm also only has 4 hours of darkness during the summer, making Hammershus Castle the perfect subject destination for many of Denmark’s early painters.
- 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 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.
- Corfitz Ulfeldt and his wife Leonora Christina were imprisoned in Hammershus 1660–1661. In 1743 Hammershus was abandoned as a stronghold.
- The Hammershus Visitor Center in Bornholm is a paradox: at once a noticeable gateway to the historical site, then a hidden landscape tucked into the hill...
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- If yes, then look no further than the beautiful medieval fortress of Hammershus Castle located on the small Danish island of Bornholm!
- The ruins of the medieval Hammershus castle are the hallmark of Bornholm and are one of the most visited and most popular monuments on the island.
- Hammershus is Scandinavia's largest medieval fortification, situated 74 metres above sea level on Hammeren, the northern tip of the Danish island of Bornholm in...