• Hammershus Castle. Hammershus, Northern Europe’s largest castle ruin, stands on a 74-metre rocky plateau in the northwest corner 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.
  • Discover the best hikes and paths to Hammershus in Bornholm, Capital Region of Denmark. Explore it on the map and plan your own route to Hammershus.
  • Whoever controlled the island resided at Hammershus and collected taxes from all over Bornholm. Consequently, common people had little affection for the castle.
  • Photo taken at Hammershus by Jeanette P. on 8/23/2022. ... Photo taken at Hammershus by Mette R. on 3/3/2022.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 ve onun eşi Leonora Christina Hammershus 1660-1661'de hapsedildi. 1743'te Hammershus, kale olarak terk edildi.
  • 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.