Schackenborg Castle

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Schackenborg Castle

Schackenborg Castle is one of the Danish-German Field Marshal Hans von Schack -scale Baroque castle in Møgeltønder at Tønder (Tønder) in Southshore Jutland . From 1993 to 2014 the castle was the residence of Prince Joachim of Denmark , who ran an agricultural and forestry business with 969 hectares here.

The castle park can be visited at different times. The hotel and restaurant Schackenborg Slotskro belongs to the castle .

history

Møgeltønderhus , first mentioned in 1233, was originally a fiefdom of the Bishop of Ribe . In 1536, in the course of the Reformation , it was confiscated by the crown, as was the entire secular property of the church.

Shortly after Hans von Schack took over the fief in 1659, King Frederik III transferred it to him . 1661 the property for his services in the Danish-Swedish War . The castle was dilapidated and no longer in keeping with the times. He tore them down for the most part and built the baroque Schackenborg Castle between 1662 and 1666 .

It is a three-wing complex with a symmetrical garden, originally framed by large farm buildings. The longitudinal axis of the garden connects the main entrance with the east gate, the transverse axis connects the gatehouse and riding stable. In front of the castle are six light Swedish field snakes made of bronze, part of the rich war booty of the imperial general, here probably used as salute cannons.

Hans Schack was raised to the rank of count in 1671. Ten generations followed him. Gut and Schloss were passed on from father to son, who were alternately called Hans and Otto Didrik. Around 1750 the castle was decorated in the Rococo style . The farm buildings were demolished around 1770, only the red wall on the northern side of the garden reminds of them. In a further renovation around 1790, the castle also received classical features.

Schackenborg as a royal castle

Since the last Count von Schack in the 11th generation had no prospect of descendants, he transferred the entire property to the Danish royal family in 1978. In 1993, Prince Joachim , Queen Margrethe's second son, took over the castle and estate after extensive agricultural training. Joachim lived and worked there as a farmer and extensively renovated the castle. In July 2014 it was announced that he and his second wife Princess Marie were moving to Copenhagen. Schackenborg Castle was transferred to a foundation on July 1, 2014. It has been removed from the list of royal Danish castles. The royal family justified the decision with the fact that Prince Joachim and Princess Marie found it difficult to reconcile the farm with their official duties and patronage. Another reason given is that the children from Prince Joachim's first marriage to Alexandra Manley live in Copenhagen and he wants to be near them. At the same time it became known that the economic situation of the farm was difficult.

Schackenborg Foundation

The Schackenborg Foundation (Danish Schackenborg Fund ) aims to preserve the castle and to make the park and occasionally the castle accessible to the public. Events that serve cultural, scientific, social and educational purposes are to take place in the castle. Among the founders are next to Prince Joachim , the Ecco Holding , the Bitten and Mads Clausen Fund and the Ole Kirk's Fund . The foundation has existed since July 1, 2014 and has received 113 million crowns from the donors . From this, Prince Joachim paid 13 million crowns, which corresponds to the amount he received as a gift from the Danish population for Schackenborg Castle for his first wedding in 1995. Joachim and Marie took over the patronage of the foundation.

See also

literature

  • Niels Peter Stilling: Politics bog om Danmarks slotte og herregårde. Politics Forlag, Copenhagen 2000, ISBN 87-567-5911-8 (Danish). Pp. 66-68.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Niels Peter Stilling: Politics bog om Danmarks slotte og herregårde. Politics Forlag, Copenhagen 2000, ISBN 87-567-5911-8 (Danish). Pp. 66-68.
  2. ↑ Prins Joachim og prinsesse Marie dropper Schackenborg og flytter til København , articles on the side of the Danish station Danmarks Radio (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Palaces and the Royal Yacht ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , List of royal castles at kongehuset.dk , accessed July 13, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kongehuset.dk
  4. ↑ Schackenborg Slot overdrages til nystiftet fond , official announcement from the royal family on kongehuset.dk (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ Prins Joachim vil tættere på sine to ældste sønner , article in the Danish newspaper Politiken (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Forfattere: Schackenborg Slots økonomi er miserable , article in the Danish magazine Information (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ Schackenborg Slot overdrages til nystiftet fond , official announcement from the royal family on kongehuset.dk (Danish), accessed on July 13, 2014.

Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ 34 "  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 32"  E