Stensbygård
Stensbygård is an agricultural estate situated close to Langebæk and the southern tip of Zealand, Vordingborg Municipality, some 100 km south of Copenhagen, Denmark. The present main building was constructed in 1871 to a Historicist design by August Klein (architect), August Klein. The estate covers approximately 410 hectares of land of which 260 hectares are farmland and 150 hectares are forest. History Malling family When Vordingborg Cavalry District (Vordingborg Rytterdistrikt) was sold at auction by the Crown, Engelholm, Næstved Municipality, Engelholm was sold to the local butcher Hans Petersen. He was married to the widow of miller Bendix Malling. On behalf of Malling's children, Petersen also bought the lots Stensby, Vesterbæk and Vranggaarde. In 1793, Petersen sold Stensby Mill,Vrangsgårde (two farms) and Vestenbæk village (total area: 39 ''tønder hartkorn'') to his stepson Jacob Malling for 33,000 Danish rigsdaler. In 1806, Stensbygaard was merged with Vrangg ...
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