Nivaagaard Brickworks (

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: Nivaagaards Teglværk) was one of two major brickworks at

Nivå Nivå is a town with a population of 7,997 (1 January 2022)North Zealand North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...

, Denmark. Its former

Hoffmann kiln The Hoffmann kiln is a series of batch process kilns. Hoffmann kilns are the most common kiln used in production of bricks and some other ceramic products. Patented by German Friedrich Hoffmann for brickmaking in 1858, it was later used for lime- ...

was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1985 and is now operated as a museum under the name Ringovnen.

History

One of the farms in the village of Nive was in 1707 closed down by Queen Louise and the site was instead used for the establishment of a brickworks which was used for manufacturing bricks for the construction of

Hirschholm Palace Hirschholm Palace, also known as Hørsholm Palace, was a royal palace located in present-day Hørsholm municipality just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 1740s and, one of the finest buildings of its time, it ...

. The brickyard was after a while leased by master mason Lars Eriksen (born 1753). It returned to the crown after his death but was after a few years then leased by tanner Hans Peter Frode from Helsingør. In 1765, it was ceded to Jørgen Birch in return for the payment of an annual fee "as long as the necessary materials for the operation of the brickyard was available at the site". The next owner was Jacob Kielskov. He was in 1781 exempted from payment of the annual fee since the operations were no longer profitable and was therefore discontinued. The brickyard changed hands many times over the next 80 years. In the 1840s, the continuous production of bricks was finally revived. The brickyard was modernized and a steam engine was installed in 1857. In 1862, Nivaagaard was acquired by

Alfred Hage Peter Anton Alfred Hage (31 December 1803 – 6 March 1872) was a Danish merchant, politician, landowner, patron of the arts and philanthropist. Early life and education Hage was born in Stege on the island of Møn, the son of merchant Christoph ...

. Copenhagen was at the moment experiencing a major construction boom and with its strategic location on the coast north of the city, the brickyard proved a good investment. With the loss of Schlesvig in the Second Schleswig War, Denmark also lost control of many of its most important brickworks. A long kiln was constructed in 1869 and Hage commissioned Friedrich Eduard Hoffmann to construct a

in 1870. Hage also constructed a long pier which was used for the shipment of bricks to Copenhagen. Nivaagaard and the associated brickyard were after Hage's death in 1974 continued by his son

Johannes Hage Johannes Hage (1842 – 1923) was a Danish businessman who became a philanthropist and later founder of the Nivaagaard museum. He was the son of a brickworks director whose estate and complex at Nivaagaard he inherited in 1872. Under his directio ...

. He once again modernized the operations in 1918. Johannes Hage died in 1923 and left Nivaagaard to Den Hageske Stiftelse. The Hoffmann kiln remained in use until 1967. The brickworks closed in 1981.

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{{Authority control Brickworks in Denmark Listed buildings and structures in Fredensborg Municipality Defunct companies based in Fredensborg Municipality Buildings and structures of the Hage family 1707 establishments in Denmark 1981 disestablishments in Denmark

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