Dronninglund Castle
The Dronninglund Castle is located on the northern Danish island of Vendsyssel-Thy in the municipality Brønderslev . The building is based on a medieval monastery and was converted into a baroque castle in the 18th century . The complex now houses a castle hotel.
historical overview
Today's castle goes back to a monastery complex founded by the Benedictine nuns as Hundslund . The exact year it was founded is unknown, as the few documents from that time were lost after the Reformation . In the 13th century the monastery was already one of the most prestigious possessions in northern Jutland , and after a donation from Queen Margaret I, more than 100 farms were owned by the monastery at the turn of the 15th century. After the Reformation, Hundslund came into the possession of the crown, which gave it as a fief until the end of the 16th century . During this time, the facility with its farmyard was expanded into a castle. From 1690 to 1729 the former monastery was in direct hands of the royal family and received its current name under Queen Charlotte Amalie . In the following centuries, the owners changed several times and Dronninglund was owned by the Moltke , von Plessen and Schimmelmann families, among others .
Today Dronninglund houses a restaurant and castle hotel. The facility can be viewed from the outside at any time and from the inside for guests; in the summer months there are also occasional guided tours.
The construction
The castle is a multi-wing complex, the oldest parts of which date from the Middle Ages. The building is divided into three different areas: the actual castle around the courtyard , the abbey church to the east and the farmyard to the west.
The castle received its present form largely in the 18th century. It is a three-winged building made up of tracts of almost the same length; the main facade is oriented towards the courtyard and is emphasized in its center by a segmented gable spanning three window axes . The rear facade towards the former baroque garden is almost unadorned, the western facade is flanked by two tower-like pavilions and is adorned with a triangular gable. This second display facade of the castle has been disfigured in modern times by extensions to the farm yard facility following west. To the east of the complex is the former monastery church built on a cross-shaped floor plan, which is now surrounded by the community cemetery.
literature
- Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid . 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 p. 198
Web links
- Dronninglund Castle (Danish, German)
Coordinates: 57 ° 9 ′ 18.8 ″ N , 10 ° 15 ′ 41.6 ″ E