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Knuthenborg is a manor house located north of
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on the Danish island of
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. Originally known as Årsmarke, it was first mentioned in 1372. Today's building was completed in 1866 to a design by Henrik Steffens Sibbern. The medieval manor of Årsmarke, with its more than 300 years of history, was once Denmark's largest private estate; it is now part of Knuthenborg Safaripark. The exotic shrubs and trees planted during the era of the Counts of Knuthenborg are situated on the grounds.


Geography

The 2,000 acre estate is surrounded by
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forests. Since 1969, Knuthenborg Safari Park has attracted large numbers of visitors who come to see some 40 species of exotic animals and birds as well as special attractions for children.


History

First mentioned in 1372, Aarsmarke was owned by the Urne family from 1527. Under King Frederick III, Cornelius Pederson Lerche was granted ownership of the estate in 1667. In 1677, his daughter Sister Lerche married the Mecklenburg nobleman Christoffer von Knuth who, on inheriting Aarsmarke, did much to improve it through extensions and increased prosperity. In 1714, their son Adam Christoffer von Knuth was elevated to the status of a count under Frederick IV which resulted in the change of name of the estate to Knuthenborg.


Buildings

An older residence was still standing when the current structure was under construction. Today's manor house, also known as Enkesædet, was built by the architect Henrik Steffens Sibbern in 1866 in the Victorian style and was extended in 1886. A tower of French design with a pointed spire crowns one of its corners. Several other interesting buildings on the estate were built by Sibbern in the 1860s and 1870s, all with distinct appearances and features. Egehuset (the Oak House) in the Swiss style looks a little like a Tyrolean chalet. Flinterhuset (the Flint House), built literally in flint, is the most elaborate building with many fireplaces and chimneys true to the English tradition. The imposing Godsforvalterboligen (Forest Superintendent's Residence) is accessed through the corner tower. Sibbern also built Maglemerporten, the majestic main gatehouse and porter's residence while Vilhelm Tvede (1826–1891) added the gatehouses at Snapind.


Park

It was Eggert Knuth (1838–1874) who called upon the English landscape architect Edward Milner to lay out the park in the late 1860s, creating artificial lakes fed by streams running through the estate. During his travels to England, Knuth visited nurseries where he purchased rare trees, plants and seeds which he sent back to his estate. Nils Stenson was then working as the Chief Landscape Gardener to the Count of Kunthenborg. His son,
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, who was assisting his father as a young boy and grew up in the estate's Hunting pavilion, had also made very lovely drawings of the Kunthenborg palace and the garden. Eggert Knuth died in 1870 at the young age of 36, when the basic layout had been completed as can be seen from a relatively simple map dated 1881. Many of the finer details from Milner's original design were missing but today's garden nevertheless reflects his general concept. Adam V. Knuth who succeeded Eggert added the fanciful ruin near the main entrance, typical of the
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in English gardens of the times. In 1926, the park was the first of its kind to be listed. As a result, it was opened to visitors and further developed, especially, with large displays of
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s. In addition to beech, there are oak, poplar, and
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trees, and a ''Sequoia gigantea''. The property is encircled by a wall of granite, in length, and in height.


Owners

There are full records of the owners of Knuthenborg since the 14th century:Henning Steen Christensen, "Grevskabet Knuthenborgs Gårde og Huse, Brugere og ejere ca. 1750-2000, Bandholm Sogn"
pages 164–165. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
* (1372–1425)
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* (1425–1465) Hans Albreckt Nielsen Grubendal * (1465–1500)
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* (1500–1527) Albreckt Jørgensen Baad * (1527–1543)
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* (1543–1552)
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* (1622–1663)
Christopher Knudsen Urne Christoffer Knudsson Urne of Årsmarke (27 October 1593 – 27 September 1663) was a Danish statesman and landholder. He served as Royal Treasurer from 1617 to 1627, Governor-General of Norway from 1629 to 1642 and as Chancellor of the Rea ...
* (1663–1667) Christopher Knudsen Urnes dødsbo * (1667–1681)
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Frederik Marcus Knuth (1813-1856) Frederik Marcus Knuth, 5th Count of Knuthenborg (11 January 1813 – 8 January 1856) was a Danish aristocrat, landowner, civil servant and politician. A member of the Knuth family, he was educated at home and later at the University of Copenha ...
* (1856–1876)
Eggert Christopher Knuth (1838-1874) Eggert Christopher (von) Knuth, Count of Knuthenborg and Gyldensteen (20 October 1722 – 26 February 1776), was a Denmark, Danish landowner, Supreme Court justice and Diocese of Zealand, Prefect of the Diocese of Zealand. He was the brother of Ch ...
* (1876–1888)
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* (1920–1967) Frederik Marcus Knuth (1904–1970) * (1967–1970) Frederik Marcus Knuth /
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References

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