Mammen (village)

Mammen
Village
Mammen church
Mammen church
Location in Denmark
Mammen (Central Denmark Region)
Coordinates: 56°24′39″N 9°36′47″E / 56.41083°N 9.61306°E / 56.41083; 9.61306
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)
MunicipalityViborg
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
279
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)

Mammen is a village in Viborg Municipality, Denmark 7 km north of Bjerringbro.

Mammen is recognized as the production site of Mammen cheese, a well known brand in Denmark.

Mammen chamber tomb

The Mammen area was the finding site of the famous and rich Mammen chamber tomb; a Viking Age chamber tomb, complete with the remains and offerings of a wealthy magnate burial in the winter of 970-71 AD. The tomb was opened in 1868, when a farmer began digging away at the mound of Bjerringhøj. At about the same time, a hoard was unearthed close by in a gravel quarry. The various objects of both finds later gave name to the so-called Mammen style, an art phase typical of Scandinavia. The objects are displayed at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.