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1. Søborg Castle loop from Græsted syd

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2. Kildemosesøen – Søborg Castle loop from Græsted

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3. Søborg Church – Søborg Castle loop from Søborg

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Hans Uwe Petersen

February 8, 2023

Søborg Castle

At the village of Søborg in Northeast Zealand today lie the ruins of Søborg Castle. In the Middle Ages, Søborg Castle was one of Denmark's largest and best fortified castles. Several kings stayed for periods at Søborg Castle, including Erik Menved and Valtemar Atterdag, whose daughter Margrethe I was also born at the castle. Since the facility was considered extremely secure, it was also used as a prison for the most dangerous enemies of the royal power.

Søborg was an important castle in the Middle Ages, located in Søborg lake. The market town of Søborg arose at the castle. The facility is built in several phases. According to tradition, Bishop Eskild was the builder in the middle of the 12th century. Valdemar d. Store occupied the castle in 1161, after which it came into the possession of the crown. Valdemar Atterdag apparently expanded the facility in the 14th century. The castle was destroyed during the Count's feud and the fief placed under the Hook. In the 1790s, archaeological investigations were begun by the parish priest, and in 1850 Frd. VII studies of the castle islet itself. The National Museum examined and repaired the ruins from around 1900 to 1947, when they stopped abruptly when C M Smidt died.

source: natmus.dk/historisk-viden/temaer/ruiner/soeborg-slot

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Location: Gribskov, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Søborg Castle

1. Søborg Castle loop from Græsted syd

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