Castle
Borreby Castle
🇩🇰 Denmark · 16th century
Borreby Castle (Danish: Borreby Slot, pronounced [ˈpoːɐˌpyˀ ˈslʌt]) is a fortified manor house located near Skælskør, Slagelse Municipality, in the south-west corner of the island of Zealand, in eastern Denmark. The present main building was constructed for chancellor Johan Friis in the middle of the 16th century. The estate was acquired by Joachim Melchior Holten Castenschiold in 1783 and has remained in the hands of his descendents since then.
The main building and a number of other buildings were listed in the Danish register of protected buildings and places in 1918. A barn from 1593 has been converted into a theatre and music venue. The estate covers 722 hectares of land.
Text adapted from “Borreby” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borreby Castle ranks #4,213 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #46 of the 47 mapped in Denmark. Founded 1556, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 687 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Denmark compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Borreby Castle?
Borreby Castle stands in Denmark, at 55.2326°, 11.2909°.
When was Borreby Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1556. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Borreby Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,213 of 7,044 worldwide, and #46 in Denmark. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Borreby Castle?
Antvorskov, about 18 km away.
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