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Silkeborg Castle Ruins

Name: Silkeborg Castle Ruins
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Location: Silkeborg, Central Denmark, Denmark

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1. View of Papirtårnet, Silkeborg – Silkeborg Castle Ruins loop from Alderslyst

7.77km

02:00

30m

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2. Silkeborg Castle Ruins – View of Papirtårnet, Silkeborg loop from Århusbakken

8.30km

02:07

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3. Gudenå – View of Slåensø loop from Svejbæk

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06:30

150m

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Bumble-Bee

August 19, 2021

silkeborg.com/silkeborg/explore/ruins-silkeborg-castle-gdk604656

Silkeborg’s oldest history relates to Silkeborg Slot, a castle which stood at Slotsholmen, north-east of Silkeborg’s modern-day town centre, where the River Gudenå runs into Lake Silkeborg Langsø The first Silkeborg Castle, a primitive wooden building surrounded by palisades, was built in 1385. It was later replaced by a stone building, and again in the early 16th century by a main building in stone, a courtyard and a stable yard.

Silkeborg Castle received royal visits on several occasions. Both Frederik II and Christian IV were regular overnight guests in the main building “Det Store Stenhus” (the great stone house), during hunting trips and the like in Central Jutland. The castle was badly damaged during the Swedish wars in the 17th century, when Silkeborg was occupied by Swedish troops, who ravaged the castle buildings, no fewer than three times. Having been in a state of disrepair for years, the last remains of the castle were demolished in 1726.

Today, the layout of both the main building and the courtyard is marked by embankments. There is access to the area via a bridge across the River Gudenå at Lake Silkeborg Langsø and from the Papirfabrikken area.

On the picture you see a model of what the castle in Silkeborg used to look like. It was recreated for a short period of time during the summer of 2017, but has now again been taken down.

JR56

November 16, 2021

The earliest history of Silkeborg is linked to the castle of the same name, which was located on the island of Slotsholmen northeast of today's city center, at the confluence of the Gudenå river and the Silkeborg Langsø lake. The first Silkeborg Castle was built in 1385, a primitive wooden building surrounded by palisades. It was later replaced by a brick building and later, at the beginning of the 16th century, by a complex consisting of a brick main building, a castle courtyard and stables. Silkeborg Castle received several royal visits. Both Frederik II and Christian IV regularly stayed in the main building, the "Great Stone House", among others. as part of hunting events in Central Jutland. During the wars against Sweden in the 17th century, Silkeborg was occupied three times by Swedish troops, who raged in the castle buildings and badly damaged the complex. The remains of the castle were demolished in 1726 after years of decline. Today the ground plan of the main building and the castle courtyard is marked with earth walls. The site is freely accessible and can be reached via a bridge over the Gudenå River at Silkeborg Langsø and from the paper mill.

visitsilkeborg.de/silkeborg/erkunden/silkeborg-slotsruin-gdk604656

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Tuxa

August 30, 2024

Through glass panels you can imagine the buildings in the 13th and 15th centuries in the landscape. It is also a pretty place by the lake, when it is not flooded.

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Silkeborg Castle Ruins

1. View of Papirtårnet, Silkeborg – Silkeborg Castle Ruins loop from Alderslyst

2. Silkeborg Castle Ruins – View of Papirtårnet, Silkeborg loop from Århusbakken

3. Gudenå – View of Slåensø loop from Svejbæk

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