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Dronninglund Castle

Denmark · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
monument on Kulturstyrelsen register
Location
Brønderslev Municipality
Coordinates
57.1553°, 10.2617°
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Dronninglund Castle in Denmark
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Description

Dronninglund Castle (Danish: Dronninglund Slot) is a former royal residence located in the town of Dronninglund in the northern part of the Jutland Peninsula, Denmark.

The castle's history goes back to the 12th century, when it was the Benedictine monastery of Hundslund Priory. After the last nuns left in 1581, it was first owned by the Lindenow family. In 1690, Queen Charlotte Amalie acquired it. It is from her, that the palace takes the name Dronninglund, meaning queen-grove.

Today the Castle of Dronninglund is owned by the fund of ”Marie E. & Harald Høgsbros fond til bevarelse af Dronninglund Slot” and is thereby an independent and self-governing institution. The first paragraph in the fund-regulations reads:

§1: To own and preserve Dronninglund Castle and adjoining property.

The castle now works as a hotel, a restaurant and a meeting place for conferences and larger gatherings like weddings, official meetings and various workshops. The restaurant runs a catering service as well.

Text adapted from “Dronninglund Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Dronninglund Castle ranks #6,566 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #58 of the 59 mapped in Denmark. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Denmark compares in the castle statistics.

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