🇩🇰 Denmark
80 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Christiansborg Palace, 1 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Kronborg Castle — #86 of 8,133 worldwide — 40 km north. The oldest dated site in the circle is Borgring, founded c. 970.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Sweden (50), Denmark (30).
1 km east · Palace & château · #115 worldwide
Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark.
2 km north-east · Palace & château · #120 worldwide
Amalienborg is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in Copenhagen.
1 km north-east · Palace & château · #162 worldwide
Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example…
2 km north-east · Fortress
Kastellet is a citadel located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe.
8 km north · Palace & château
Charlottenlund Palace is a former summer residence of the Danish royal family located in Charlottenlund, some 10 km north of central Copenhagen,…
3 km west · Palace & château
Frederiksberg Palace is a Baroque residence, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, adjacent to the Copenhagen Zoo.
1 km east · Ruin
Copenhagen Castle was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark.
9 km north · Palace & château
Bernstorff Palace in Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, was built in the middle of the 18th century for Foreign Minister Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von…
1 km east · Palace & château
Charlottenborg Palace is a large town mansion located on the corner of Kongens Nytorv and Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark.
12 km north · Palace & château
Sorgenfri Palace is a royal residence of the Danish monarch, located in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, on the east side of Lyngby Kongevej, in the…
8 km north-east · Fortress
Middelgrundsfortet, known as Ungdomsøen since 2015, is a sea fort located on an artificial island in the Øresund between Copenhagen and Malmö.
4 km north-east · Fortress
Trekroner Søfort is a sea fort at the entrance to the Copenhagen harbour. From 1713 until after World War I, Trekroner Fort was part of the…
+ 3 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
40 km north · Castle · #86 worldwide
Kronborg is a castle and historical stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark.
33 km north-west · Palace & château · #209 worldwide
Frederiksborg Castle is a palatial complex in Hillerød, Denmark. It was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway in the…
27 km north · Ruin
Uraniborg was an astronomical observatory and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.
36 km north · Palace & château
Fredensborg Palace is a palace located on the eastern shore of Lake Esrum in Fredensborg on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
27 km east · Castle
Malmö Castle is a medieval castle located on Slottsholmen in Malmö, Sweden. It was built between 1526 and 1539 and is thus the oldest preserved…
46 km north · Palace & château
Sofiero Palace, or just Sofiero, in Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, was one of the Swedish royal family's country mansions, located 5 kilometres…
49 km north-east · Palace & château
Knutstorp Castle is a manor house situated in the Svalöv Municipality of Scania, Sweden.
38 km south-west · Palace & château
Vallø Castle is a manor house located 7 km south of Køge, in Stevns Municipality, on the island of Zealand in Denmark.
50 km north-east · Castle
Trolleholm Castle is a castle in Svalöv Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. The estate comprises 110 houses and a total of 12,300 acres.
27 km north-east · Fortress
Landskrona Citadel is situated in Landskrona, Scania, southern Sweden. Much of the original work is intact.
30 km east · Castle
Borgeby Castle lies in Lomma Municipality, Scania in southern Sweden, beside the Kävlingeån, the largest river in Scania.
47 km north-east · Castle
Trollenäs Castle is a castle in Eslöv Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden.
+ 23 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
88 km west · Ruin
The Trelleborg, west of Slagelse on the Danish island of Zealand, is one of seven known Viking ring castles.
100 km east · Castle
Vittskövle Castle is an estate in Kristianstad Municipality, Scania, Sweden. It has one of the best-preserved Renaissance castles in the Nordic…
75 km east · Castle
Marsvinsholm Castle is situated in Ystad Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, 12 kilometres from Ystad.
75 km west · Castle
Dragsholm Castle is a historic building in Zealand, Denmark. For about 800 years there has been a building on the islet by the “drag”.
63 km east · Castle
Bosjökloster is a castle located on the shore of Lake Ringsjön in Höör Municipality, Scania, Sweden.
85 km south-west · Ruin
The Vordingborg Castle ruins are located in the town of Vordingborg, Denmark and are the town's most famous attraction.
65 km north · Castle
Krapperup Castle is an estate at Höganäs Municipality in Scania, Sweden. The foundation Gyllenstiernska Krapperupstiftelsen has been the owner of…
62 km east · Palace & château
Hjularöd Castle is a manor house at Eslöv Municipality in Scania, Sweden. The estate was first mentioned in 1391.
76 km south-west · Castle
Gavnø Castle is a castle situated near Næstved in the south of the Danish main island of Zealand. The present building dates from the Rococo period.
60 km east · Castle
Svaneholm Castle is located on the shore of Lake Svaneholmssjön in Skurup Municipality, Scania, Sweden.
67 km east · Palace & château
Övedskloster Manor is a manor in Sjöbo Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden.
92 km east · Palace & château
Maltesholm Castle is a large manor house located at Sönnarslöv in Kristianstad Municipality in Scania, Sweden.
+ 18 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q1748.
The Castlemap atlas maps 80 landmarks (30 castles · 7 fortresses · 34 palaces & châteaux · 9 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Copenhagen, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Christiansborg Palace, a palace 1 km east of the city centre.
Kronborg Castle, ranked #86 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 40 km north from Copenhagen.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Borgring, founded c. 970 — 36 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Malmö (29 km) · Roskilde (31 km) · Helsingborg (42 km) · Næstved (71 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
