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  Odder Church

  0.42 km

  One of Denmark's old village churches

  Just like many other Danish village churches, Odder Church was built in the 12th century when the wooden churches of the Norse religion and the Viking Age were replaced by the almost everlasting stone churches inspired by southern architecture. Odder Church was constructed in Romanesque style, the earliest architectural style among the current Danish churches. The church was built using ashlar stones, with more than 1,200 types of stones manually dragged and hewn for its construction. In other words, constructing such a building required a tremendous effort.

  Odder Church was erected at a site where there was once a busy ford across the Odder Stream. It was located a few hundred meters from the former village, situated where the Town Square stands today. Since then, Odder has expanded significantly in size, and the church has been expanded several times. The church remains active today as the parish church of the town and the main church in the Odder Provsti (pastorate).

   

  The landowner's church

  Originally belonging to the Danish king, Odder Church was handed over in 1661 when Denmark had to cede Scania after a lost war, resulting in Danes relinquishing land. In compensation, the Danish prime minister, Joachim Gersdorff, was granted a considerable amount of land around Odder, including local manors and Odder Church itself. His heirs left a significant mark on the Odder area. One of them was Jens Rodsteen of Rodsteenseje, who inherited the church, keeping it within the Rodsteenseje family for the next 200 years. His influence is still evident in the church as in 1694, he expanded the church with a transept, serving as his family's burial chapel. Here, he and his wife, Sofie Gersdorff, lie buried in a crypt hidden by a wooden trapdoor. A large, distinguished tomb adorned with Greek sea gods, dolphins, and the couple's busts honor their memory in the church space. Even at that time, it was highly unusual to depict gods of other religions in Christian churches.

  The crypt is approximately four meters high and wide. In ancient times, there was a wooden box atop one of the coffins with a hole in the top. Inside were two small dried-up piglets. This might seem bizarre but stems from the family's superstition. Around the family's manors, one could also find dried-up animal parts scattered. These were not to be removed; otherwise, it was believed that misfortune would befall the family. It was St. St. Blicher's father, Pastor Niels Blicher, who, to his great surprise, found the mummified piglets when he was the only one allowed to peer into the crypt.

  In total, there are 22 coffins from the family in the crypt: 13 adults and 9 children.

  It wasn't until the early 1900s that the church became self-owned.

   

  About Odder Church

  Odder Church today appears as a beautiful, whitewashed Romanesque church. It consists of the original choir and nave from the 12th century, along with a late medieval porch and a robust tower.

  The first thing one encounters is a distinguished brick portal from the 15th century at the entrance to the churchyard. Inside the church, fragments of 14th-century frescoes can be seen, and the church's original Romanesque baptismal font with traces of paint and gold also holds historical value.

  The church's original golden altarpiece now stands at the National Museum. It was replaced in 1640 by a beautifully carved altarpiece crafted by one of the finest sculptors of that time.

  The pulpit dates back to around 1600 with original paintings.

   

  Would you like to visit Odder Church?

  Odder Church is open when the church staff is present at the churchyard, typically on weekdays during office hours. The church is not accessible during religious services, ceremonies, and other church-related events unless you are participating in them.

   

  More historical attractions

  Kystlandet offers many exciting historical attractions, from ancient times to industrial history, from museums to architectural marvels and attractions in nature. On this page, you can find inspiration for historically intriguing experiences near Horsens, Odder, and Juelsminde.

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  Historical sculpture "To på tur"

  0.76 km

  The famous naive Odder artist Ole Grøn has made a unique piece of art that tells the story of Odder and its great personalities.

  Bring your bike
  The main piece is the sculpture situated in Vita Park in Odder, while sections of the sculpture is located outside in the small villages and creates a natural route in the beautiful countryside that you can visit by car (except on the island Tunø) or by bicycle. Go explore Odders many stories and beautiful scenery.

  Here you can experience “To på tur”:
  • Odder in Vita Park
  • Norsminde
  • Saksild beach
  • Hou Harbour
  • Ørting at the church
  • Gylling at the mill
  • Alrø by Traktørstedet
  • Sondrup
  • Hundslund at the church
  • Torrild at the Church
  • Tunø at the pond

  Download a map with all the locations on www.odder.dk/borger/kultur-fritid/kultur-kunst/to-p%C3%A5-tur/

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  Odder Museum

  0.78 km

  Traditions and craftsmanship: The historic Odder Mill

  The first thing you encounter when visiting the museum is the grand mill building. Don't be fooled by the cold exterior walls, because as soon as you step over the threshold into the heart of the Water and Steam Mill, it feels like entering a time capsule from the late 1800s. Take your time. Be impressed by the techniques our ancestors used to produce food for the area!

  Once you're done in the Mill, explore the rest of the museum. Here, stories from the old miller are hidden, along with Denmark's largest collection of hunting equipment, and the intriguing gardens. Get excited!

   

  Keep an eye out for the current special exhibition

  Here, you might be fortunate to see exhibitions with cultural-historical themes and art displays. Odder Museum has a longstanding tradition of collaborating with and showcasing renowned local artists.

   

  Enjoy your coffee on in the garden

  You won't find a more idyllic place than the greenery outside at the mill's old garden at Odder Museum. Grab a cup of coffee and a pastry from the little café, and relax while children and the young at heart play by the lake's edge.

   

  Guided tours from Odder Museum

  You can take part in exciting activities and events often organized in collaboration with the nature guide program. Therefore, a significant portion of the activities will take place beyond the museum's walls.

  You'll venture into nature - where the traces of history are visible in the landscape. This could involve activities on land such as hiking or cycling trips, or on the water with the museum's kayaks.

  Odder Museum is a branch under the acclaimed Moesgaard Museum.

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• The Bear Grotto (Bjørnegrotten)

  1.82 km

  Visit a real bear grotto

  Rathlousdal Forest is located in the southwestern outskirts of Odder. The forest is only a short walking distance away from the city centre and is a great suggestion for a local excursion in nature. Not least because of its greatest attraction, the Bear Grotto, which is very popular among children. The characteristic old building is now somewhat decayed, but it is still easy to see how the bears used to live. There is a bathing pool and a cave where the big teddy bears could hide. There are bars at the front of the bear grotto. They were used to protect the passers-by in the forest from the big animals. Remember to take a picture of the kids shaking the bars.

   

  Why is there a bear grotto in the forest?

  Rathlousdal Forest is named after the manor Rathlousdal, located in the southern edge of the forest. The manor has had quite a few colourful estate owners over time who have all contributed to shaping the area. One of them was Emil von Holstein-Rathlou who had a great personal interest in exotic animals. In 1878 he chose to open a zoo in the manor forest with free access for Odder’s inhabitants – to much delight of the local population. Here, trey had the chance to see red deer and kangaroos when walking through the forest. But the biggest attraction was two little bear cubs that von Holstein-Rathlou bought when visiting Russia. The cubs grew big quite fast, had cubs of their own and lived in the forest for 10 years until the estate owner was tired of taking care of them and closed the zoo.

  Today, the bear grotto is the only evidence Odder’s old zoo.

   

  Bring pancakes

  A peculiar story is that the bears were fed on pancakes. So bring pancakes on the trip, so the children can really play the role of bear for a day.

   

  How do I get to the Bear Grotto?

  If you go to the bear grotto by car, you can park by the side of the road on Kongshusvej, where a small path leads into the forest. This is close to the spot where Kongshusvej meets Lundhoffvej. On foot, you can look forward to a two-kilometre-hike from the city centre. The nearest entrance to the forest is at Rathlousdals Allé. On our digital map, you can see the parking lot and suggestions for routes in the forest. You can follow the routes around forest via gps. If you are in the mood for a longer hike, we suggest combining Rathlousdal Forest with the nearby Vejlskoven Forest.

  Read more : The Bear Grotto (Bjørnegrotten)

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  The Ecology Garden (Økologiens Have)

  1.83 km

  A delightful refuge for the whole family

  This large organic garden facility located in the outskirts of Odder is a big hit among children and garden enthusiasts. Allow plenty of time for your visit because there is a lot to experience in the big 20 hectare facility. There are a total of 14 different themed gardens and many facilities for children, a café, and a store. All of this focusing on ecology and biodiversity.

   

  The many gardens

  14 gardens, each offering different experiences, scents and impressions, are scattered around the Ecology Garden.

  In the herb garden, there are more than 200 different plants in abundance of colours and scents. The herb garden is divided into three sections with herbal medicine, previouslu utilized herbs, and homeopathic herbs respectively. You can learn more about the use of the herbs through information on site.

  You should also stop by orchard/vineyard which has many well-known and more uncommon fruit trees. Or the vegetable garden with 34 beds of a multitude of vegetables. Or the residential garden where you can find inspiration for the garden at home.

  If you are more interested in wild nature then visit the forest garden with a lake, the birch grove, or the nature gardens including the steppe garden, the prairie garden, the swamp garden or the shadow garden.

   

  For children

  In the Ecology Garden there are many sweet and friendly animals that you can pet, including goats, ponies, donkeys, cows, pigs, chickens, and birds. Children can spend hours making new friends among the animals.

  At the marketplace, you can find a big, roofed straw playground that children love. There is also a regular playground with a sand box and playground equipment.

   

  Café, shop, and plants for sale

  Near the entrance to the Ecology Garden there is a café and a store. In the café you can purchase ice-cream as well as cold and hot beverage. During weekends and high season, you can also enjoy home baked bread and lunch dishes.

  In connection to the café there is also a small store selling seeds, herbs, vegetable plants, gardening books, and tools.

  Across from the café, you can also enter a greenhouse selling plants, seeds, jars, bushes and more. Here, you can purchase many of the plants that you have seen in the gardens. If you are in need of summer flowers, herbaceous perennial, chili- or strawberry plants, then come in and see the collection of organically grown plants for your own garden.

   

  Opening hours

  On the website of the Ecology Garden, you can see the current opening hours as well as the entry price. You can also find information about the garden, get advice for your own garden or buy seeds and other products in the webshop.

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• Gosmer Church

  4.88 km

  Because of its impressive size, this church is sometimes also referred to as the "Cathedral" of the Hads Herred region. It is particularly interesting because of the excellent standards of its Romanesque stone-carvings.
  
  The Tympanum above the south door features a distinctive motif of a woman with long plaited hair, breast-feeding two lions. The woman can be seen as representing the church, whilst the lions symbolise the faithful receiving religious sustenance from the church. Also of interest is the font decorated with lions in relief.
  
  The Baroque altarpiece, dated 1637, features modern oil paintings from 1960. These are the work of Svend Havsteen-Mikkelsen, who also made the stained glass-windows in the porch. The burial chapel for the owners of the Rathlousdal and Gersdorffslund estates is also worthy of note.
  
  

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  Dorthe Bent

  5.61 km

  Colourful and detailed glass art

  Dorthe Bent specialises in glass art such as platters, bowls, and tables that have an aesthetic as well as practical function. Dorthe Bent paints the glass and sprinkles it with glass powder and broken glass. Glass encompasses a wide range of potential expressions – the art can be simple, rustic, and filled with many small unique details.

  In the gallery you can purchase glass platters, adornments, glass paintings for the wall, and glass sculptures.

  At Dorthe Bent’s website you can see a selection of her glass artwork. Feel free to contact Dorthe Bent with special requests and enquiries.

   

  Beautiful landscape painting

  Dorthe Bent also creates visual art in the shape of abstract and experimental landscape paintings. She expresses the atmosphere of the scene by means of a special presentation of light and an abstract use of patterns and layers. The walls of the gallery are filled with paintings, and you can also see a selection of beach paintings on her website.

   

  Glass workshops for groups

  Would you like to try Dorthe Bent’s special technique for creating glass art? She offers courses and workshops for groups of 5-10 participants in her art studio. At the workshops you will learn about the potential of the cold glass by cutting, painting, and sprinkling with crushed glass the Dorthe Bent way.

  Read more about the workshops on the website (in Danish) or contact Dorthe Bent to learn more.

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  Moesgaard Museum

  13.31 km

  Presenting the past in a magnificent architectural setting

  Prehistory presented innovatively in a breathtaking architectural setting makes for a world-class museum experience when you visit the Moesgaard Museum. The past becomes alive and the people in the exhibits will step forward and provide the visitors with a better understanding of the past and how we arrived at where we are in the present.

  An international attraction

  The Moesgaard Museum is a huge attraction not only because of the architectural design of the museum and the exhibitions, but also due to its location in the beautiful natural surroundings in south of Aarhus, overlooking the woods and sea.

  The evolutionary stairway

  The evolutionary stairway at Moesgaard Museum is not only a key element of the architecture, which leads to the various exhibitions of the museum, it is also very much an opportunity for you to see where we human beings originate from.

  On the stairs you will see seven hominins. They were members of the tribe Hominini, which means ”human species”, but they don't all look like the modern human being. 

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  Grauballe Man

  Due to the unique conditions in the peat bog, the body was exceptionally well preserved, even after being deposited in the bog for more than 2,000 years. For example, you can still see the finger nails, the toe nails and hair on the body.

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  A museum experience for everyone

  Staged settings, dramatized storytelling, and state-of-the-art research all combine to make the exhibitions at the new museum appeal to visitors of all ages while also creating a sense of bonding, fellowship and shared experience across generations.

  Moesgaard Museum has three Michelin stars in the Michelin attraction's guide.

  The museum is closed on:
  December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st.

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  Kirkeskoven

  16.81 km

  Kirkeskoven is perfect for a day in the nature with outdoor activities for the entire family. The forest is often used for walking, running and on bike. The beautiful nature makes the forest perfect for a horse ride and for roleplay. 

  Experience plants from the whole world

  Next to Kirkeskoven you'll find Forstbotanisk Have, which is a big garden filled with 900 different trees, bushes and plants from the entire world. Forstbotanisk Have is also pretty in the winter monts, where the bushes and other plants is covered in frost and snow. 

  It is not alloud to pick and collect plants from the garden. 

  Beautiful animals

  Kirkeskoven has lots of animals. You can experience birds, squirrels, deers and owls. The garden has also some ponds where you can see ducks, herons and much more. 

  Parking

  You can park your car at Skovridervej at the old Skovriderbolig. 

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  The Deer Park

  16.89 km

  When Dyrehaven reopens ...

  Picnicking

  In the Deer Park there are plenty benches and table-and-bench sets, so feel free to bring along a picnic basket for a pleasant lunch or a snack in the wonderful surroundings.

  Guidelines for public access to the park

  Please show care when in the Deer Park. The animals are easy to find between the trees and on the hills as you walk. And you can get up close to the fallow deer and stags and scratch them behind the ear. In the past, you were allowed to feed the animals, but it's best to feed them only what the zoo provides. Follow the instructions given by the park regarding feeding and handling the animals.

  Show care for the animals

  You are not allowed to bring dogs, cycle, jog, or go orienteering, or gather chestnuts and acorn from the ground as the deer feed on these. Leave the Deer Park the way you would like to find it and walk quietly; it will give you a much bigger experience.

  Opening hours

  The Deer Park is open from 8 am until sunset, and admission is free. At night the animals require peace and quiet in order to rest undisturbed.

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  Forstbotanisk Have

  17.01 km

  The garden was created in 1923 and in addition to what has been planted over time, it also contains several majestic old oak and beech trees from before the garden was built. The trees form a kind of canopy in the garden and contribute to the wondrous, magical feel that characterises Forsthaven.

  A city centre destination

  Forstbotanisk Have is no further away from the city than you can easily put on your trainers or hiking boots and head out. The garden is located in the south of Aarhus, hidden by Marselisborg Castle and Castle Park and Mindeparken, which are ideal to visit when you're in the area. Nature and city dwellers alike can have a great experience in some very special, different natural surroundings.

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  The Infinite Bridge

  17.18 km

  Circle shaped bridge

  Originally, The Infinite Bridge (Den Uendelige Bro) was displayed in relation with the Sculpture By The Sea event in 2015. The people of Aarhus took to the work of art to such an extent that the Municipality of Aarhus contributed to reconstructing the bridge as a permanent piece of art – and an infinitely beautiful pier.

  The Infinite Bridge has been created by architect Niels Povlsgaard and Johan Gjødes.

  The circle shaped, wooden construction spans from the surf and out into Aarhus Bay, and it is a popular excursion spot for locals as well as tourists.

  360 degree panoramic view

  Whether you feel like putting on your bathing suit and jump in the water or simply walk around and around enjoying the view of the sea, the beach and the forest, The Infinite Bridge is an amazing place to spend the day with family and friends.

  The Infinite Bridge is set up from April until October. If you have questions regarding The Infinite Bridge please contact the Municipality of Aarhus at info@vigirbyenpuls.dk.

  Access to the bridge

  The Infinite Bridge will be taken down during the winter months and will be re-erected in 2024 in week 17. This means that the bridge will be ready for use again from around 26 April 2024.

  During the summer months, the bridge is accessible around the clock.

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