Borre

Village with a church and burial mounds in the east of Møn. Romanesque brick church, megalithic tombs in the woods and the gateway to Møns Klint

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By Ingo Kroll · updated 31 October 2026 · Sources below

Borre is a small village in the east of Møn. From Stege it is about 11 km by road, around 14 minutes (OSRM, October 2026). 229 people live in the village and 452 in the parish (1 January 2026). The place is more than a village you drive through: its Romanesque church has stood since the 13th century, and in the woods and fields all around lie graves from the Stone Age. If you are heading for Møns Klint you pass through the area, and almost every address in the east of the island carries the addition "4791 Borre".

Location and map

Borre lies at the foot of the hills that rise towards Møns Klint and Liselund. From the village centre it is about 10 km by road to the GeoCenter Møns Klint, 5.5 km to Liselund and 6.5 km to Klintholm Havn (OSRM, October 2026). The village itself is therefore not right on the cliffs. All the same, the GeoCenter's address is Stengårdsvej 8, 4791 Borre, as are those of Liselund, of Klintholm Havn and of the church at Elmelunde. The postcode 4791 covers the whole east of the island.

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1: Borre (village centre)
2: Liselund
3: Klintholm Havn
4: GeoCenter Møns Klint
5: Stege

Getting there

From Stege you reach Borre in about 14 minutes by car, and from the GeoCenter Møns Klint in 13 minutes (OSRM, October 2026). How to get to the island is on the page Getting to Møn. By bus you can get as far as Stege, and line 667 continues via Magleby and Borre to Klintholm Havn all year. The summer line 678 to the GeoCenter ran in 2026 only from 29 March to 31 October (vordingborg.dk). Times are on rejseplanen.dk. In the east of the island a bicycle or a car is the more flexible choice.

History: market town of the herring fishermen

In the Middle Ages Borre was a market town that lived from herring fishing. The market rights date from 1460 and were confirmed in 1488 and 1514. In 1510 men from Lübeck plundered the town, burned down many houses and set fire to the church. King Frederick III renewed the rights in 1648, by which time the herring trade had already declined and the fjord was silting up (Wikipedia, as of October 2026).

What to see

Borre Kirke

The chancel and nave of the church were built of brick in the Romanesque style in the first half of the 13th century. The tower, sacristy and porch were added in the late Gothic period, the sacristy probably in 1516 to 1517. The brick cross vault and the chancel arch wall date from around 1500. No medieval furnishings survive. The pulpit bears the year 1591, the altarpiece 1627 and the font of marbled oak 1722 (lex.dk). For wall paintings, the churches of Elmelunde and Keldby are the well-known ones in the area.

Burial mounds near Borre

In the area are megalithic tombs and burial mounds, which moensklint.dk lists (as of October 2026):

Sømarkedyssen at Stendyssevej 10: built around 3500 to 3200 BC and used into the Bronze Age.
Busemarkedyssen at Søndre Landevej 69: 26 m long and 8 m wide, reached from Søndre Landevej.
Råbydyssen at Søndre Landevej 23–25: not open to visitors.
Burial grounds in Klinteskoven: groups of burial mounds, 27 in the "Plantehaverne" alone in the western part of the forest. They have been neither excavated nor dated.
Timmesøbjerg in Klinteskoven: a hill 113 m high with a palisade from the Bronze Age or earlier, with guided walks in summer.

Møns Klint, Liselund and Klintholm Havn

From Borre you reach the main destinations in the east in under a quarter of an hour. The chalk cliffs with the steps down to the beach are described on the page The chalk cliffs of Møn, and the visitor centre on the page GeoCenter Møns Klint. The Liselund park is open daily from 7 am to 10 pm (liselundpark.dk, as of October 2026), with more on the page Lieselund Castle. For the harbour with its beaches and fish smokehouse, see Klintholm Havn.

Walking at the cliffs

The cliff stage of the Camønoen is 16.6 km long and starts at Pension Elmehøj in Borre (museerne.dk, as of October 2026). Further walks and the Panorama cycle route 421 through the hilly east are on the pages Hiking on Møn and Panorama bike routes. According to Visit Denmark, route 421 has the address 4791 Borre.

Where to stay

In the 4791 Borre area most accommodation is close to the cliffs: the castle hotel Liselund Ny Slot, the hotel apartments Villa Huno and Ellevilde Boutique Hotel, plus bed and breakfasts such as Tiendegaarden and Klintholm Bed & Breakfast and the campsite Camp Møns Klint at Klintevej 544. Comparisons with the number of rooms and the distance to the cliffs are on the pages Hotels on Møn, Bed & Breakfast on Møn and Camping on Møn. Holiday homes are on the page Holiday homes on Møn, and all types in the overview Accommodation on Møn.

Where to stay

Where to stay in and around Borre

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All places to stay on Møn

Eating and drinking

In the 4791 Borre area is the inn Maglebjerggaard Gæstgiveri. Further addresses near Klintholm Havn and at the GeoCenter are on the page Restaurants on Møn. For bigger shopping trips, go to Stege.

More places

Stege: main town with a harbour and Mølleporten
Klintholm Havn: fishing and yacht harbour in the south-east
Keldby: village with wall paintings in the church
Askeby: the south-west with Fanefjord Kirke and Grønjægers Høj

Sources and last update

As of 31 October 2026

Wikipedia (en): Borre, Denmark
Lex – Den Store Danske: Borre Kirke
GeoCenter Møns Klint: Gravhoje
GeoCenter Møns Klint
museerne.dk: Camoenoen ruter etaper
liselundpark.dk
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (coordinates) and router.project-osrm.org (driving distances, October 2026)

FAQ

Where is Borre?

Borre is a village in the east of the island of Møn in Vordingborg Municipality. From Stege it is about 11 km by road, around 14 minutes (OSRM, October 2026). 229 people live in the village and 452 in the parish (1 January 2026, Wikipedia).

How far is Borre from Møns Klint?

From the village centre it is about 10 km by road to the GeoCenter Møns Klint, around 13 minutes, and about 5.5 km to Liselund (OSRM, October 2026). The GeoCenter's address is Stengårdsvej 8, 4791 Borre, because the postcode 4791 covers far more than the village.

What is the difference between the village of Borre and the address "4791 Borre"?

The postcode 4791 Borre covers the whole east of Møn. It includes the GeoCenter Møns Klint, Liselund, Klintholm Havn, the church at Elmelunde and several hotels. The village of Borre itself lies further west.

What is there to see in Borre?

Borre Kirke with its Romanesque nave and late Gothic tower. In the surrounding area are megalithic tombs such as the Sømarkedyssen and the Busemarkedyssen, as well as burial grounds in Klinteskoven (moensklint.dk, as of October 2026).

Which burial mounds are there near Borre?

According to the overview on moensklint.dk, the Sømarkedyssen (Stendyssevej 10), the Busemarkedyssen (Søndre Landevej 69, 26 m long and 8 m wide) and the Råbydyssen, which is not accessible. In Klinteskoven there are groups of burial mounds, including 27 in the "Plantehaverne". They have been neither excavated nor dated.

Where can you stay in Borre?

In the 4791 postcode area are the castle hotel Liselund Ny Slot, the hotel apartments Villa Huno, Ellevilde Boutique Hotel, several B&Bs and the campsite Camp Møns Klint. The pages on hotels, bed and breakfasts and camping give locations and distances.

Can you walk from Borre to the cliffs?

Yes. The cliff stage of the Camønoen long-distance trail is 16.6 km long and starts at Pension Elmehøj in Borre (museerne.dk, as of October 2026). Shorter walks at the cliffs are on the page Hiking on Møn.