Gammel Estrup
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Gammel Estrup ( German Alt-Estrup ) is a former manor ( Danish herregård ) in Denmark . It is located west of Auning on the Djursland peninsula and is now home to two museums: Danmarks Herregårdsmuseum is dedicated to the history and way of life of the landed gentry; Det grønne Museum presents hunting, forest, agriculture and food.
history
Gammel Estrup Castle was built at the end of the 14th century and redesigned in the Renaissance style at the beginning of the 16th . The estate was owned by the Brocks family until 1625, and later by the Skeel / Scheel family until 1926 (1697 to 1921 as the parent company). Due to its location on the site of an old rampart, surrounded by swamp meadows, it was almost impregnable for a long time. Most of the west wing dates from the 16th century, the rest of the main building was built in the 17th century. Gammel Estrup was one of the country's greatest estates in the 18th century. During this time the castle was extensively rebuilt and expanded by Augusta von Winterfeldt-Countess Skeel (1697–1740).
Museums
Danmarks Herregårdsmuseum (German: Danish Manor Museum ) in the old main building was founded in 1930 as the Jutland Manor Museum . It is dedicated to all aspects of aristocratic manor, such as history, living culture, architecture, landscape, agriculture and economic development, from a Danish and international perspective.
The orangery buildings were built between 1725 and 1726. Each of the buildings was provided with a tiled stove, as the orangeries were partly used for the wintering of frost-sensitive plants. Exotic plants such as bay leaves, bitter oranges, oranges and lemons were also bred. An orchard has been planted in the park where 200-year-old Danish apple varieties are grown, including Gravensteiner, Skovfoged and Bottle Apple.
The botanical garden of Gammel Estrup includes a considerable collection of medicinal plants, aromatic herbs, useful and arable plants. The tobacco plants represent an episode in the history of Danish agriculture. They are offshoots of a type of tobacco that was bred here during the Second World War.
Det grønne Museum (Eng. The Green / Sustainable Museum , formerly the Danish Agricultural Museum ) presents the subjects of hunting, forest, agriculture and food. The exhibition is particularly aimed at families with children. Pets and farm animals are shown in real life. Old handicrafts are demonstrated in the forge. Numerous agricultural implements and machines illustrate the technical development of Danish agriculture over the past 300 years.
Web links
- Gammel Estrup Manor (Danish, English)
- Det grønne Museum (Danish, English)
Coordinates: 56 ° 26 ′ 17.6 ″ N , 10 ° 20 ′ 30.6 ″ E