Vrejlev Priory, Medieval monastery and manor house in Hjørring, Denmark.
Vrejlev Priory is a former monastery and manor house in Hjørring with distinctive medieval granite construction. The northern section retains its original stonework and features a historic bell dating from the 1400s.
The priory was founded in 1165 by canons from Børglum Abbey and served as a home for Premonstratensian nuns. When the Protestant Reformation arrived in the 1530s, the monastic life ended and the building gradually became a manor house.
The layout reflects its past as a place where nuns and paying lay sisters coexisted within a monastic community. The arrangement of spaces still hints at the structured life that defined this religious house for centuries.
The site is located near Aalborg and can be reached through various transportation routes from the airport and nearby port. Visitors should be prepared for uneven grounds and allow time to explore both the exterior structures and the central courtyard.
The northern wing originally contained twelve individual cells designed specifically for the nuns to sleep and work. These small private spaces reveal how monastic life balanced communal rules with some personal living arrangements.
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