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Djurs Sommerland
Denmark's biggest amusement park in Jutland with over 60 rides and attractions across themed areas.
43 km · about 50 min drive
North Denmark, Denmark · Europe
Assens sits on the route: 10 minutes from Hadsund, 46km from Lindholm Høje.
Assens is a town located in North Denmark, Denmark. With a population of 1,422, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Assens sits in Denmark, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Copenhagen time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Assens to your route.
With a length of approximately 35 km (22 statute miles), Mariager Fjord is the longest fjord in Jutland, and the 2nd longest fjord (tied with Ise Fjord on Zealand), behind Roskilde Fjord in Denmark (excluding the self-governing territory of Greenland). Mariager Fjord cuts into the Jutland peninsula from the KattegatRead more
sea and ends at the town of Hobro; other important towns along the fjord are Hadsund and Mariager from which the fjord takes its name. Mariager fjord makes up most of the southern limit of the traditional region of Himmerland.
In Danish language, any type of inlet in Denmark is called a fjord, even lagoons. Geologically, Mariager Fjord isn't a true fjord, but an inlet of the förde type.
The width of Mariager Fjord varies from 4½ km to 250 metres (2,8-0,16 miles) and its area is about 47 km2s (18 square miles). The depth is up to 30 metres (ca. 100 ft).
As a result of the 2007 Municipal Reform, the new Mariagerfjord municipality was created around Mariager Fjord by fusion of four former municipalities.
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Assens is located in North Denmark, Denmark, Europe. The coordinates are 56.6760 latitude, 10.0624 longitude.
Assens has a population of approximately 1,422 people, making it a town in Denmark.
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Denmark's biggest amusement park in Jutland with over 60 rides and attractions across themed areas.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Viking and Iron Age burial ground of around 700 graves on a hill above Aalborg, with an on-site museum and parking.
46 km · about 55 min drive
museum
An open-air museum recreating Danish urban life from the 16th century to the 1970s with 75 historic buildings moved from across Denmark.
58 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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