Damsholte is a village on the Danish island of
Møn
Møn () is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langebæk, Præstø, and Vordingbo ...
. It is located some 6 km south-west of
Stege.
The first reference to Damsholte dates back to 1664.
Damsholte Church
Damsholte Church, located in the village of Damsholte on the island of Møn in southeastern Denmark, is the only village church in the country built in the Rococo style. It is considered to be one of Denmark's finest Rococo buildings.
History
Da ...
, the only
Rococo
Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
village church in
Denmark
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is to be found in the western part of the village close to the
Marienborg Estate.
The village is in
Vordingborg Municipality
Vordingborg () is a municipality ('' kommune'') in the Sjælland Region, which is on the southeast coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in south Denmark. It was established in 2007. The municipality covers an area of 621 km2. It ha ...
which belongs to
Region Sjælland
Region Zealand ( da, Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regi ...
.
Notable people
*
Edouard Mielche
Edouard Mielche (8 August 1905 – 18 February 1969) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 17 films between 1928 and 1969. He was born in Damsholte, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* ' (1928)
* ' (1930)
* ' (1932)
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(1905 in Damsholte – 1969) a Danish film actor
IMDb Database
retrieved 13 June 2020
* Elsa Gress
Elsa Judith Elisa Gress (17 January 1919 – 18 July 1988) was a Danish essayist, novelist and dramatist. In Denmark, she is remembered above all for her essays.
Biography
Born in Frederikshavn, Gress was brought up in Ordrup where her father lost ...
(1919 – 1988 in Marienborg Manor
Marienborg Manor is an estate on the Danish island of Møn. The estate has a large park with public access. The main building was demolished in 1984. The estate, covering , contains the thatched tenant farm of Egeløkke. Manorial records exist f ...
) a Danish essayist, novelist and dramatist
References
Sources
*Trap, J. P.: ''Danmark. Præstø Amt.'' Bind IV, 5., 1955.
Villages in Denmark
Møn
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