Denmark · 12th century
Riberhus ranks #4,676 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #50 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. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,054 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kolding, 49 km away. See how Denmark compares in the castle statistics.
Riberhus was a royal castle situated on the western outskirts of Ribe, Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark. Throughout the Middle Ages, it was one of the more important royal castles in Denmark. In 1537–1543, Christian III undertook a renovation of the building. After the Swedish wars in the 17th century, the castle lost its military importance and fell into disrepair.
The site is now referred to either as Riberhus Slotsbanke or Toberhus Voldsted. It consists of an approximately 8-metre-tall (26 ft), almost quadratic embankment surrounded by moats. On the southern corner of the castle bank stands a bronze statue of Queen Dagmar by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen.
Text adapted from “Riberhus” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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