Skamlingsbanken map

Skamlingsbanken

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113 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

73 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

About

Skamlingsbanken is a large hill located in Vejstrup Parish, Jutland, Denmark, between Kolding and Christiansfeld. With a peak rising to 113 metres (371 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point in Southern Jutland.

The bank of the hill is 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) long and was created during the ice age with clay pushed up the Little Belt Strait from a nearby glacier. Several major historic public meetings took place here during and after the disputes over the territory of Schleswig-Holstein. When peace returned, there was an exchange of territories between the kingdom and the Duchy of Southern Jutland. As a result, eight non-Jutland parishes in the northern part of Tyrstrup Herred, including Vejstrup Parish, were transferred to the kingdom and Skamlingsbanken thereafter fell within the borders of Denmark.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

By elevation Skamlingsbanken is

# 12 out of 553 in Region of Southern Denmark
# 66 out of 1243 in Denmark

By prominence Skamlingsbanken is

# 4 out of 553 in Region of Southern Denmark
# 23 out of 1243 in Denmark