Valdemars Castle

Valdemar's Castle is a small palace situated at the island of Tasinge close to Svendborg in southern Denmark. Valdemar's Castle changed into commissioned by King Christian IV 1588 to 1648 and constructed between 1639 and 1644 via his architect Hans van Stenwinkel. The king’s plans for his new fortress had been that the house must come to be the house for his son Valdemar Christian, who was born to him through Kirstine Munk. King Christian turned into famend for his hobby in building.

On the island of Tasinge, belonging to his mother in regulation Ellen Marsvin, the king determined to construct a castle for his younger son. However, Valdemar Christian in no way moved in. He turned into killed in struggle in Poland in 1656.The gift proprietor, Baron Iuel-Brockdorff, who is eleventh generation of the Juel own family, took over his formative years domestic from his father in 1971 and lives inside the citadel along with his spouse and family.Valdemars Slot has been open to the general public due to the fact that 1974. The fort is open from May to October and on public vacations. The citadel capabilities a massive chapel, a toy museum, the Iuel-Brockdorff circle of relatives's large sport trophy collection and a nearby maritime museum.