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Firehøje and Kong Rans Høj (barrows)

The 7.5 acre large heath area situated north of Randbøl Church was
named after the four bronze-age grave mounds. From the top of the
four blue berry-covered hills, the view of numerous other hills is magnificent.   

Kong Rans Høj, the mound of King Ran, is found at the cemetery of Randbøl Church.  According to the legend, a battle was fought between two local kings in Gødding Forest.  King Ran and King Amled. King Ran and many of his men were killed. King Ran was buried in the great mound at Randbøl Cemetery and the king’s men are buried in the mounds of Firehøjene.
Address: Fire Høje og Kong Rans Høj, Randbølvej 69, 7183 Randbøl

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Geo coordinates Geo coordinates Longitude: 9.25164 Latitude: 55.69794
The 7.5 acre large heath area situated north of Randbøl Church was
named after the four bronze-age grave mounds. From the top of the
four blue berry-covered hills, the view of numerous other hills is magnificent.   

Kong Rans Høj, the mound of King Ran, is found at the cemetery of Randbøl Church.  According to the legend, a battle was fought between two local kings in Gødding Forest.  King Ran and King Amled. King Ran and many of his men were killed. King Ran was buried in the great mound at Randbøl Cemetery and the king’s men are buried in the mounds of Firehøjene.
 
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Type: Burial mound
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Dogs allowed
News stand
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Opening periods (DD-MM-YYYY)
Period Weekdays Time interval Free Rate Adults (DKK) Rate Children (DKK) Group rate (DKK)
01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012
Monday - Sunday
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Entrance
Entrance: Open to the public
VISITVEJLE Banegårdspladsen 6 DK-7100 Vejle Tel.: +45 76 81 19 25 CONTACT