Søborg is a parish and small community situated a few kilometers south of
Gilleleje in
Gribskov Municipality,
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, some 40 km north of
Copenhagen. It takes its name after
Søborg Castle, which was destroyed during the
Count's Feud and is now left as a ruin. The town was a
market town in the Middle Ages and remained the main town of
Holbo Herred until the beginning of the 19th century. Today it only has a population of 236 (1 January 2023). Søborg Church dates from the 12th century. Søborg Lake to the north of the town was drained in the 19th century.
History
Little is known about the early history of Søborg Castle. It stood on a small peninsula on the south side of Søborg Lake and may have been built by
Eskil
Eskil is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey, situated on the southern shore of Lake Tuz. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 28,952 of which 22,125 ...
. It was later used as a state prison before it was destroyed during the
Count's Feud. The town of Søborg (''Seoburgh'') is referred to as a
market town in about 1270. From 1341, there is evidence of a St. Gertrud's Guild and a St Knud's Guild in the town. A town hall and
thing is mentioned in 1405. In 1559, Søborg is still referred to as a market town. In 1577, the king's vassal at
Keonborg was granted permission to use the ruins as a quarry. Several letters show that
King Fredrick II visited the town in 1580. A
witch burning took place in the town square in 1582. In 1950,
Frederick VII participated in archeological excavations of Søborg Castle. They have been followed by other surveys and excavations, resulting in a number of finds.
Søborg remained the main town of Holbo Herred until the beginning of the 19th century. The first efforts to drain Søborg lake took place in the late 18th century when a canal was dug between the lake and the
Kattegat at Gilleleje. The lake remained a marshy area for almost a hundred years. In 1872,
Count C. E. Frijs purchased the area and commissioned the engineer
Peter Feilberg
Peter Fredrik Feilberg (7 April 1800 – 5 August 1863) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, bookseller and printer, who also served as mayor of Skien.
Biography
He was born in Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Jacob Feilberg (1753- ...
to complete the project. Søborg Windmill was built in 1983 and decommissioned in 1918.
Description
Søborg Church is built in red brick and dates from about 1200. It was originally 30 metres long. The tower,
sacristy
A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.
The sacristy is usually located ...
and porch are later additions. In the south wall of the chancel is a tile stone with a
Runic inscription
A runic inscription is an inscription made in one of the various runic alphabets. They generally contained practical information or memorials instead of magic or mythic stories. The body of runic inscriptions falls into the three categories of El ...
inscribed before the stone was burned. It reads "The first" and was possibly the foundation stone.
A pumping station at Søborggaard currently drains Søborg Lake at a rate of 75,000 litres per day. It has been proposed to restore the lake.
Søborg railway halt
Søborg halt is a railway halt located about north east of the village of Søborg near Gilleleje on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
The halt is located on the Hornbæk Line from Helsingør to Gilleleje. The train services are currently operate ...
is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) north east of the village of Søborg. It is located on the
Hornbæk railway line
Hornbæk () is a seaside resort town on the north coast of the Danish island of Sjælland, facing the Øresund which separates Denmark from Sweden. It is part of Helsingør Municipality and is located 12 km north-west of Helsingør, and is ma ...
from Helsingør to Gilleleje.
Notable people
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Margaret I of Denmark
Margaret I ( da, Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was ruler of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian k ...
(1353–1412) the Queen who founded the
Kalmar Union
The Kalmar Union (Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian, and sv, Kalmarunionen; fi, Kalmarin unioni; la, Unio Calmariensis) was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden, that from 1397 to 1523 joined under ...
was born in
Søborg Castle
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Otto Christian Hammer
Otto Christian Hammer (18 August 1822 – 10 March 1892) was a Danish naval officer who participated in the First Schleswig War and the Second Schleswig War.
After a successful campaign along the west coast of the Duchy of Schleswig in the First ...
(1822 in Hulerød, Søborg Sogn – 1892) a Danish naval officer who participated in the
First Schleswig War and the
Second Schleswig War
See also
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Munkerup
References
External links
Gribskov Kommune Stads- og Lokalarkiv
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Gribskov Municipality