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Kaj Munk's cross

Hørbylunde Bakke, 7442, Engesvang
Kaj Munk's cross
Photo: VisitSilkeborg

On 4 January 1944, the controversial poet and priest Kaj Munk was murdered on Hørbylunde Hill as part of the German counter-terrorism campaign against the Danish resistance movement.

The spot where his body was found was initially marked with a primitive wooden cross. After the occupation, it was replaced with a granite cross.