Castles and manors

Photo: Egeskov Slot

Geopark The South Funen Archipelago holds many magnificent buildings, noble castles and manor houses located prominently in the landscape.  Several of them were the headquarters fiefs, counties and baronies during the reign of the nobility.

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Geopark: Valdemars Slot
Photo: Knud Mortensen

Geopark: Valdemars Slot

Valdemars Slot is located on the northeastern coast of Tåsinge and is the only manor on the island

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 Geopark: Hvidkilde Estate
Photo: Andreas Bastiansen

Geopark: Hvidkilde Estate

Near Hvidkilde Sø and the connected wetlands are no less than four hillforts from the Middle Ages

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Geopark: Egeskov Slot
Photo: Egeskov Slot

Geopark: Egeskov Slot

Egeskov Slot (Egeskov manor) is located majestically on the Mid-Fyn plain and can be seen from far away.

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Geopark: Tranekær Slot
Photo: Mette Johnsen

Geopark: Tranekær Slot

Tranekær Castle is situated on top of one of the many ‘hat-shaped hills’ of the island.

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Geopark: Arreskov slot og voldsteder
Photo: Faaborg Turistbureau

Geopark: Arreskov slot og voldsteder

Few fortifications in Denmark have had as violent a history as Arreskov.

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Geopark: Brahetrolleborg
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Geopark: Brahetrolleborg

Brahetrolleborg was originally called Holme Kloster (Holme Abbey).

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Geopark: Søbygaard
Photo: Daniel Villadsen

Geopark: Søbygaard

The manor Søbygaard was constructed in about 1580 by Duke Hans den Yngre (1545–1622)

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Geopark: Østrupgård
Photo: Claes Bech-Poulsen

Geopark: Østrupgård

The Østrupgård buildings go back all the way to the 1300s.

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Geopark: The Schleswig Farmhouse Stensagergård

Originally, this type of farmhouse was in wide use in the Duchy of Schleswig, which Ærø was a part of in 1439-1867

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Geopark: The three-winged farm anglergård - Gravendal

With the increasing prosperity starting in the 1840s, the peasants in Angel between Flensburg and Schleswig began displaying their new status within the building culture with three-winged farms

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