Gørlev Kommune 4.67

Gørlev is a town on the west coast of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 2,441 (1 January 2015) and belongs to Kalundborg Municipality in Region Sjælland. To the west are Musholm Bugt (Musholm Bay), the Storebælt (Great Belt) — the strait separating Zealand and the island of Funen -, and Jammerland Bugt (Jammerland Bay).AttractionsThe countryside around Gørlev - and Kalundborg Municipality in general -, is home to a number of interesting prehistoric sites, including Stone Age passage graves and various Bronze Age mounds. The passage grave of Rævehøj (Fox-hill) near the hamlet of Dalby, is known for its rare rock carvings. As many other stone age constructions, it was also used throughout the Bronze Age as well.In Gørlev Church's entryway are two Viking Age runestones, Gørlevstenene (The Gørlev Stones), showing the entire runic alphabet known as the younger futhark. The first runestone is dated to the early 9th century, and was found on the spot in May 1921 by a bricklayer working at the church. The second runestone is dated to c. 1000, and was found in 1965 under the church tower. The only runestones in Denmark more significant than these are the Jelling stones, erected by King Harold Bluetooth c. 965 in the town of Jelling, the old Viking capital of Scandinavia.