Frijsenborg
Frijsenborg (formerly Jernit) is a Danish county in Jutland in the Århus district . It was built in 1672 by Mogens Friis zu Favrskov (1623–1675) the son of Niels Friis zu Favrskov. The 84 km² county of Frijsenborg was temporarily the largest private property in Denmark .
history
At the beginning of the 16th century, favorable developments in agriculture led to an increase in yield, which led to the fact that the large estates gradually became even larger. The growth was mainly at the expense of the small farms that were bought up. Many farms or entire villages were dissolved during this process.
Jernit was a village that was incorporated into an estate between 1583 and 1586. In 1665 Jernit was taken over by the privy councilor Mogens Friis zu Favrskov, who donated the county of Frijsenborg. In the following centuries the county bought several farms and the formerly independent estates Søbygård and Lyngballegård. After many inheritance, the property finally came in 1799 to the Counts Krag Juel Vind Frijs and from these in 1959 to the Liege Counts Wedell on Wedellsborg.
The castle and the garden
Frijsenborg's imposing mansion was built in the years 1862–1867 on the foundations of a demolished baroque complex in the Dutch Renaissance style . In its entirety, the castle is an approximation of the Renaissance style to the sumptuous, slightly overloaded style of the 19th century. In contrast to most other estates, Frijsenborg experienced a period of economic splendor in the second half of the last century. The wealth was invested in buildings, gardens and art. The castle has an English garden, which is characterized by extensive grass areas with groups of trees and bushes. In the lower areas there are small lakes with ornamental fish and rushes. The garden shed, the burial mound and a ruined temple are characteristic of the English Garden in Frijsenborg.
With around 3,720 hectares of arable land and 7,220 hectares of forest, Frijsenborg was the largest estate in the country in 1922 when the fiefs in Denmark were dissolved. Such a large agricultural unit could not be managed centrally. Within the current estate there are five large farms, Frijsendal, Fuglsang, Jernit, Søbygård and Lyngballegård, from where the lands were tilled.
Frijsendal
The manor house, built between 1868 and 1869, was demolished. The farm buildings, which date from roughly the same time, consist of three wings. They are built in the characteristic Frijsenborg Neo-Classicism, with farm buildings decorated on the gable, with profiled masonry and animal heads in the gable triangles.
Fuglsang
All that remains of Fuglsang is a pretty, single-wing half-timbered building from 1740. The rest fell victim to a fire.
Jernit
In the 1890s the Frijsenborg farmyard had to give way to Jernit farm, which is about 1.5 km east of Frijsenborg.
Lyngballegård
The residential building from 1846 is no longer inhabited. The wing buildings of the courtyard are used as storage.
Recent history
When Count Frederik Carl Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs died in 1815, Frijsenborg was a indebted county. His son Jens Christian Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs inherited the property and abolished the Fron. Leasehold farms that were in poor condition were modernized. In 1849 his son Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs , Frijsenborg, (1817-1896) took over the northern part of the county. A family grave was set up in the garden and Jens Christian was the first to be buried there in 1860. Earlier generations of the family reside in the parish church of Hammel. His son, Count Mogens Frijs, had no male heir and therefore sued the Ministry of Justice for rejecting his daughter as a legitimate heir because she was a woman. When Count Mogens Frijs died in 1929, his daughter inherited the castle. In 1950 the estate was transferred to her son, Count Charles Wedell . In 1958 he took over Frijsenborg entirely.
literature
- Ǻrhus Office: Nature and Culture Guide for Ǻrhus County 1997 ISBN 87-90099-21-4
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Coordinates: 56 ° 16 ' N , 9 ° 54' E