Skovsbo Castle is a
manor house
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...
located 6 km south-west of
Kerteminde, on
Funen
Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as of ...
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. The main building dates from the 1570s and is built in the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
style.
History
Skovsbo traces its history back to the 14th century.
The castle seen today was built from 1572 to 1579 for privy councillor
Erik Hardenberg (1534-1604).
Some of the land was sold off in lots in 1914.
Skovsby was in 2006 acquired by Jens Belling for circa
FKK 66.5 million- In 2020, it was sold to
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen.
Architecture
Built in the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
style, with
Dutch gables, Skovsbo consists of two floors over a vaulted basement and an octagonal staircase tower with a spire to the west. An appendix in the south-eastern corner, with a second staircase, dates from the original house while another appendix built to a similar design at the north-eastern corner was added in 1891 by the architect
August Klein (1839-1902).
Skovsbo Crufifix
Across the road from Skovsbo stands a roadside crucifix which was installed in about 1600 by Anna Rønnow, the wife of Erik Hardenberg, who unlike her husband was a
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
. It is the second oldest roadside crucifix in Denmark, second only to the Crucifix of Holy Anders near
Slagelse
Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...
.
Notable people
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Agnes Henningsen
Agnes Kathinka Malling Henningsen (18 November 1868 – 21 April 1962) was a Danish writer and an activist for sexual freedom. Her writings were centred on love and sex, as was her own life.
Biography
Henningsen was born on the Skovsbo estate i ...
(1868–1962) a Danish writer and an activist for sexual freedom; she was born on the Skovsbo estate where her father was the farmer.
Skovsbo today
The estate covers 183 hectares of land. It is privately owned and was sold in 2006 for the price of
DKK 66.5 million.
List of owners
* (1359-1369) Tue Nielsen Bild
* (1369-1410) Niels Tuesen Bild
* (1410-1450) Tove Andersdatter Hvide gift Bild
* (1450-1452) Johanne Nielsdatter Bild gift Lykke
* (1452-1458) Peder Lykke
* (1458-1480) Niels Lykke
* (1480-1541) Joachim Lykke
* (1541-1562) Peder Lykke
* (1562-1565) Eiler Hardenberg
* (1565-1604) Erik Hardenberg
* (1604-1609) Anne Eilersdatter Rønnow gift Hardenberg
* (1609) Mette Eriksdatter Hardenberg gift Gyldenstierne
* (1609-1616) Preben Gyldenstierne
* (1616-1629) Mette Eriksdatter Hardenberg gift Gyldenstierne
* (1629-1640) Knud Gyldenstierne
* (1640-1669) Henrik Gyldenstierne
*(1669-1680) Lisbeth Podebusk gift Gyldenstierne
* (1680-1689) Erik Lykke / Claus Brockenhuus / Eiler Brockenhuus
* (1689-1694) Erik Lykke / Claus Brockenhuus
* (1694-1701) Erik Lykke
* (1701-1705) Øllegaard Sehested gift (1) Lykke (2) Rosenkrantz
* (1705-1736) Christian Rosenkrantz
* (1736-1767) Frederikke Louise Krag gift Rosenkrantz
* (1767-1769) Hans Berg
* (1769-1803) Olave Marie Lange gift Berg
* (1803-1824) Jens Magnus Berg
* (1824-1844) Johanne Francisca von Westen gift Berg
* (1844-1851) Christian von Westen Berg
* (1851-1853) Enke Fru von Westen Berg
* (1853-1865) F. C. G. Busck
* (1865-1874) Frederik Ludvig Vilhelm lensgreve Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
* (1874-1912) Julius Ludvig greve Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
* (1912-1914) Jessie baronesse Bille-Brahe gift Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
* (1914) Udstykningsforening For Sjælland Og Fyns Stifter
* (1914) P. Christensen
* (1914-1915) Mejeriejer Jensen
* (1915-1916) Mads Larsen
* (1916-1923) K. Brandt
* (1923-1946) Kai Gustav Hamann
* (1946-1972) Aage Johannes Fast
* (1972-2006) Per Haustrup Normann
* (2006-2020) Jens Belling
* (2020-present)
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen
References
{{Denmark castles and manor houses
Houses completed in 1579
Manor houses in Denmark
Renaissance architecture in Denmark
Castles in the Region of Southern Denmark
Listed buildings and structures in Kerteminde Municipality
Buildings and structures of the Gyldenstierne family
Buildings and structures of the Ahlefeldt family