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Holsteinborg Castle is a
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located southeast of
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,
Slagelse Municipality Slagelse Municipality is a municipality ( Danish: '' kommune'') in Region Zealand on the west coast of the island of Zealand (Danish: ''Sjælland'') in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 571 km². The municipality borders Kalundborg ...
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. It was built in the first half of the 17th century by members of the Trolle family, who gave it the name Trolholm, but has been owned by the Holstein family since 1707.
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was a frequent visitor to the estate in the middle of the 19th century. The main building is situated close to the coast, overlooking Holsteinborg Nor, a shallow watered cove which is almost closed off from the Småland Sea and Great Belt by Glænø, Glænø Stenfed and Glænø Østerfed.


History


Origins

A fortification was built in about 1200, approximately at the site of the current castle to guard Bisserup Harbour, then a naval support point. The estate was referred to as Bråde in 1357 when it was owned by the Roskilde bishopric. The property was confiscated by the Crown 1536 in connection with the
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.


Trolholm

In 1562, King Frederick II ceded the estate to Niels Trolle, a younger brother of
Herluf Trolle Herluf Trolle (14 January 1516 – 25 June 1565) was a Danish naval hero, Admiral of the Fleet and co-founder of Herlufsholm School (''Herlufsholm Skole og Gods''), a private boarding school at Næstved on the island of Zealand in Denmark. ...
, in exchange for his holdings in northern Zealand. Niels Trolle was killed in the
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on
Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...
in 1565. His son, Børge Nielsen Trolle, changed its name to Trolholm in 1682. Børge Trolle commanded a flotilla attending Christian IV on his Arctic exploration in 1599. The voyage is described by the author
Thorkild Hansen Thorkild Hansen (9 January 1927 – 4 February 1989) was a Danish novelist most noted for his historical fiction. He is popularly known for his trilogy of novels about the Danish slave trade which is composed of '' Coast of Slaves'' (1967), '' S ...
in ''Jens Munk''. Børge Trolle's son,
Niels Trolle Niels Trolle til Trollesholm og Gavnø (20 December 1599 – 20 September 1667) was a Danish nobleman who served as vice admiral under Christian IV and later as Steward of Norway from 1656 to 1661. He played a central administrative role d ...
, who owned Trolborg from 1615–1667, served as Steward of Norway from 1657 until 1661. The estate was owned by members of the
Trolle family The House of Trolle (sometimes in Danish ''Trold'') is the name of a Scanian noble family, originally from Småland, in Sweden. The family has produced prominent people in the histories of Denmark and in Sweden since the Middle Ages and is associat ...
until 1707.


The Holstein family

Ulrik Adolf Holstein acquired the Barony of Fuirendal in 1700. In 1707, he also acquired Trolholm and Snedinge. Holstein was created Count of Holsteinborg in 1708. He built ten village churches on his estate and expanded Holsteinborg Church in 1728. He served as Grand Chancellor during the last ten years of Frederick IV's reign. Frederik Adolph Holstein, 6th Count of Holsteinborg, belonged to Reventlow and Bernstorff's social circle. He also brought the Christmas tree tradition to Denmark when the first Danish Christmas tree was lit on Christmas Eve 1808 at Holsteinborg. Ludvig Holstein-Holsteinborg, 7th Count of Holstein, who served as Council President in the early 1870s, owned Holsteinborg from 1836 to 1892.
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...
was a frequent visitor to his homes, both in Copenhagen and at Holsteinborg. Andersen made his first visit to the estate in May 1856, noting in his diary that "The food was sumptuous, I was placed in a very elegant bedroom and a cabinet facing the great courtyard, which is rather similar to that of Kronborg". The building was restored in 1949–1950 under the supervision of H. H. Engqvist.


Architecture

The oldest part of the four-winged manor house is the west wing which was built by Børge Trolle in 1598. The three other wings were built between 1538 and 1546. The building was adapted in 1777–1781 by G.E. Rosenberg and again in 1848–1850 by
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch Gustav Friedrich (von) Hetsch (28 September 1788 – 7 September 1864) was a Danish architect. Biography Hetsch was born in Stuttgart, he was the son of Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch (1758–1838). He studied at the University of Tübingen and i ...
. The original Renaissance castle now combines Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical elements. The main gate is located in the north wing which is flanked by corner towers with spires from 1642 and 1649. The two headless shieldbearers that flank the gate represent the headless troll in the Trolle family's coat of arms. The moat is only preserved on the north side and around the farm buildings, some of which date from the middle of the 17th century.


Chapel

A chapel was installed on 9 August 1728 in the west wing. The style is mainly Baroque. One of only two privately owned parish churches, it serves as church for the Parish of Holsteinborg. The ceiling is decorated with the coat of arms and monogram of the founder. The altarpiece was painted by Hendrick Krock in 1725 and depicts '' Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane''.


Surroundings

The estate comprises Fuirendal and Snedinge and has a total area of of which are forest. The southern part of the park is an English style landscape garden from 1865 and 1892. The northern part of the park retains elements of an earlier Baroque garden from 1725, including a long lime tree avenue.


Cultural references

Holsteinborg has been used as a location in the 1978 film ''
Slægten ''The Heritage'' ( da, Slægten) is a 1978 Danish drama film directed by Anders Refn and starring Jens Okking. Cast * Jens Okking - Helmuth * Helle Hertz - Alvilda * Bodil Udsen - Juliane * Stefan Ekman - Grev Scheele * Poul Reichhardt - Adolf ...
'' and the 1993 film '' Sort høst''.


List of owners

* (1357–1536) Bishops of Roskilde * (1536–1562) The Crown * (1562–1570) Niels Trolle * (1570–1582) Jakob Nielsen Trolle/Børge Nielsen Trolle/Anne Nielsdatter Trolle * (1582–1610) Børge Nielsen Trolle * (1610–1615) Anna Povlsdatter Trolle née Munk * (1615–1667) Niels Børgesen Trolle * (1667–1676) Børge Nielsen Trolle * (1676–1707) Anders Nielsen Trolle * (1707–1737) Ulrich Adolph, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1737–1749) Frederik Conrad, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1749–1759) Christoph Conrad, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1759–1760) Cay Joachim Detlev, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1760–1796) Heinrich, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1796–1836) Frederik Adolph, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1836–1892) Ludvig Henrik Carl Herman, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1892–1924) Frederik Conrad Christian Christopher, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1924–1945) Bent, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1945–1965) Erik Frederik Adolf Joachim, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1965–1977) Ib, Count of Holstein-Holsteinborg * (1977–) Ulrich Holstein-Holsteinborg


References


External links


Official website
{{Slagelse Municipality Castles in Region Zealand Listed buildings and structures in Slagelse Municipality Manor houses in Slagelse Municipality Buildings and structures in Denmark associated with the Trolle family Buildings and structures associated with the Holstein family