Klintholm is an estate near
Mons Klint 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 ...
. Originally owned by the Crown, since 1798 the estate has belonged to the Scavenius family. In 1838, a three-winged stone complex was built by
G.F. Hetsch in the
Neoclassical style and in 1875, a new manor house designed by
August Klein
August Klein (1870-1913) was an architect of Germany, German origin, who worked in Vilnius. from 1891 till 1896 studied in Saint Petersburg. Among his prominent works are Vileišis Palace, completed in 1906, and Church of the Exaltation of the Ho ...
in the
Renaissance Revival
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
style was completed but it was demolished in 2000.
History
17th century
In the middle of the 18th century, the area was part of the Crown estate of Højemøn. The crown land on Møn was in 1769 divided into five estates and sold in public auction. Estate No. 5 was sold to Hans Tersling from
Falster
Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. for 50,000
rigsdaler.
In 1774, Tersling sold the estate to Ditlev Staal, a merchant from
Stubbejøbing, for 42,358 rigsdaler. He also purchased Pølsegården, a farm that Tersling had failed to acquire, where he most likely resided until the buildings on the Klintholm estate had been completed. In 1779, he started out by constructed stables, a dairy, a barn a grainery and a house for the manager (''forvalterbolig''). In 1788, he was able to move into the new main building. The dairy was long and wide. It was around this period that the name Klintholm appeared for the first time. Until then, the estate had been known as Klintegodset (the cliff estate). Staal maintained ownership for only 10 years until his death in 1797.
Jacob nad Kathrine Brønnum Scavenius
In June 1798, Staal's widow sold Klintholm to
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius
Jacob Brønnum Scavenius (2 April 1749 – 20 June 1820) was a Danish landowner.
Early life and career
Scavenius was born in Skagen in 1749 as the 9th of 11 children of merchant Peder Christensen Brønnum (or Brøndum) and Anne Ibsdatter. He gra ...
for 102,000 rigsdaler. Scacenius was already the owner of
Gjorslev
Gjorslev is a cruciform medieval castle located 17 km south-east of Køge, on the Stevns Peninsula, Stevns Municipality, some forty kilometres south of Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally owned by the Bishop of Roskilde, it is considered one of ...
, Søholm and Erikstrup manors. He resided at Gjorslev and in an apartment in
Skindergade
Skindergade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Running roughly parallel to Strøget, to which it is connected through Jorcks Passage, it extends for approximately 400 metres from Gammeltorv to Købmagergade.
History
Its name dates back to ...
in Copenhagen.
Jacob Scavenius purchased numerous properties in the surroundings, extending the estate to an area of some .
In 1819, all the Klintholm buildings were destroyed by fire but were quickly reconstructed by Scavenius' widow Kathrine in 1820.The new complex included a brick factory and a limestone plant.
Peder Brønnum Scavenius
On Kathrine Scavenius' deatuh in 1825, Klintholm oassed to her second eldest son Lucas Frederik Scavenius. In 1826, he sold it to his elder brother
Peder Brønnum Scavenius
Peder Brønnum Scavenius (6 January 1795 - 4 December 1868) was a Denmark, Danish landowner and politician. He was the owner of Gjorslev on the Stevns Peninsula, Klintholm Manor, Klintholm on Møn and Petersgaard at Vordingborg. He was an also inv ...
. In 1737, he constructed a new main building as a replacement for the one that had been destroyed in 1819. In 1842, he also constructed a large new barn.
Carl Scavenius and his new main building.
On Peder Brønnum Scavenius' death in 1878, Klintholm went Carl Scavenius while his brother Jacob received Gjorslev. Carl Scavenius and his wife Thyra Castonier made the estate their principal home in 1869 as the first owners since Staal's death in 1797.
Carl Sophus Scavenius who found the main building too small for his wife and 10 children, built a grandiose new manor in 187375. In 1878, he started the construction of
Klintholm Havn
Klintholm Havn is a fishing village and a popular tourist resort on the south coast of Møn, an island in Vordingborg Municipality, southeastern Denmark. As of 1 January 2012, the population is 201.
The harbour was built in 1878 by C.S. Scaveniu ...
which served to transport the estate's products.
Ship chandler
A ship chandler is a retail dealer who specializes in providing supplies or equipment for ships.
Synopsis
For traditional sailing ships, items that could be found in a chandlery
include sail-cloth, rosin, turpentine, tar, pitch, linseed oil, ...
.
In 1945, the estate came into the hands of Carl Christian Scavenius. He managed it with great enthusiasm, acquiring Denmark's first herd of
. He also encouraged tourism by setting up the Møns Klint Camping and the Ålekroen, a restaurant in Klinthom Havn.