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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Capital Region of Denmark

Capital Region of Denmark’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in the Capital Region of Denmark. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 1, 2025

Gefion Fountain

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The Gefion fountain in Copenhagen shows the statue of the goddess Gefion from Germanic mythology, who is said to have turned her four sons into oxen. The legend says that …

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Damhus Lake

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Beautiful lake

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Frederiksborg Castle Baroque Garden

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Frederiksborg Castle is the most important building of the Nordic Renaissance. Inside is the Danish National History Museum. The baroque garden invites you to relax and linger. A boat trip around the castle is also possible.

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The Queen’s Beeches

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At the end of Frederik IV all ', north of Nødbo on the banks of Esrum lake, several old beech stands as an avenue towards the water.

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Kulsvierstenen (The Charcoal Burners' Stone)

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Während des 2. Weltkriegs war de sogenannte Köhlergruppe aktiv im Widerstandskampf. The group merged the Waffen container, the von der Englischen Luftwaffe über dem Gribskov abgeworfen wurden ein. In those …

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Søren Kierkegaard Stone

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As a student, I had the opportunity to study Søren Kierkegaard intensively, so a visit to this place was a special experience.

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Skibet (The Ship)

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In one Storm 1827 one big book feels. Instead of dying, 5 new book strains grow from the fallen book. Duch the particular form of the progressive tribes under other …

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Smørstenen (The Butter Stone)

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Der "Smørsten", which is geologically seen is a wandering block, liegt hier im Wald, seit sich das Eis vor ca. 13,000 years back. Über die Meaning of Names gibt es viele, mostly very imaginative stories.

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Heatherhill Nature Reserve

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Heatherhill is a heather-covered, 35 ha. large moraine hill, which was protected in 1960 and opened to the public.
The area originally belonged to an English entrepreneur who gave the hill the English name of his native area.

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Jægersborg Deer Park

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Beautiful hiking and recreation area with an incredible number of fallow deer.

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Capital Region of Denmark

Gefion Fountain

Damhus Lake

Frederiksborg Castle Baroque Garden

The Queen’s Beeches

Kulsvierstenen (The Charcoal Burners' Stone)

Søren Kierkegaard Stone

Skibet (The Ship)

Smørstenen (The Butter Stone)

Heatherhill Nature Reserve

Jægersborg Deer Park

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