Nyborg Castle

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Nyborg Castle
Nyborg Castle (2003)

The Nyborg Castle ( Danish Nyborg , even Danehofslottet ) is located in the Danish town of Nyborg , about 29 kilometers southeast of Odense on Funen .

history

The castle was in 1170 by Duke Knud Prislavsen , nephew Valdemar the Great , to protect against the turning built.

In 1282 Erik V. Glipping signed the first Danish hand-fest here . Through this, the supreme court passed from the king to the Danehof , the first Danish parliament, which met in Nyborg Castle. When Erik VII moved to Copenhagen , the castle there became the center of royal power in Denmark until 1416 . However, Nyborg remained another residence of the king. Later the castle was used as an armory and granary.

During the feud of the counts (1533-1536) the castle was conquered twice. Christian III then ensured an expansion of the castle and fortified it with a large rampart. Christian IV had the palace expanded in 1607 by the Italian architect Domenicus Badiaz. During the war with Sweden (1658-1660) three quarters of the castle were destroyed. Some of the building material was reused in 1722 to rebuild the castle in Odense . Nyborg itself remained a garrison town until 1913.

After the garrison was dissolved, the castle was reconstructed in 1917–1923 by Morgen Clemmensen. Today there is a museum in the castle. Two half towers and the gatehouse from Erik's time can still be visited. A wing with a large ballroom is still preserved from the former royal palace. Nyborg's story at the time of the Danehof, of Queen Margaret I and Christian III is presented in three halls . shown.

panorama

northern moat
western ramparts
Pedigree of King Christian III. (Gatehouse / ground floor)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ no page title of the dead link available ( Memento from December 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ History of the museum (Danish)

Coordinates: 55 ° 18 ′ 46 ″  N , 10 ° 47 ′ 13 ″  E