Skanderborg

Coordinates: 56°02′17″N 9°55′31″E / 56.03806°N 9.92528°E / 56.03806; 9.92528
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Not to be confused with Skanderbeg.

Skanderborg
Town
Skanderborg Castle Church
Skanderborg Castle Church
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Area
 • Urban
11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2023)[2]
 • Urban
20,079
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
 • Gender [3]
9,782 males and 10,297 females
DemonymSkanderborgenser
Time zoneCET
 • Summer (DST)CEST
Postal code
8660
Websitewww.skanderborg.dk

Skanderborg is a town in

boglands of Eskebæk Mose. Just north of the town on the other side of Expressway E45, is the archaeologically important Illerup Ådal. Over time, the town has grown into a suburb of Aarhus to the north east, connected by the urban areas of Stilling, Hørning and Hasselager
.

Skanderborg is home to a population of 20,079 (1 January 2023),[2] out of Skanderborg municipality's total population of 65,138 (2023).

History

Skanderborg is an old town and the area have revealed traces of human settlements, dating from the earliest Nordic Stone Age. A seasonal camp from the Ertebølle culture, was found here in the 1930s for example, near the former Ringkloster (English: Ring Abbey) on the southern brinks of Skanderborg Lake.[4][5]

The town sprawled around the former Skanderborg Castle, founded at some point during the early Middle Ages[6] and in 1583 Skanderborg was granted a municipal charter.[7]

Religious orders

The town of Skanderborg has attracted several religious communities over the years, especially in the early

Sminge Abbey), and then near the village of Veng (Veng Abbey). The Cistercians eventually felt too isolated on the small isle of Kalvø, often cut off from the mainland for days and weeks even when the weather was harsh, and after just four years, they gave up here, too, and moved to Rye between Mossø and Gudensø, a few kilometres west of Skanderborg. Here they founded Øm Abbey in 1172.[10][11]

Buildings and structures

The renaissance version of Skanderborg Castle.

Skanderborg Castle

The royal residence of Skanderborg Castle was arguably the most important and influential building in the history of Skanderborg, but it was demolished stone by stone during the 18th century. Founded at some point in the early Middle Ages around 1200, King Frederik II had the old medieval castle radically rebuilt and expanded around 1570. His project was grandiose in scale. An entirely new large Renaissance palace was erected and the deer park of Skanderbrog Dyrehave was constructed nearby, amongst other undertakings. Stones from the demolished Øm Abbey west of Skanderborg were used as construction materials. Many of the original structures survived the project and were incorporated into the new buildings, amongst these the old castle chapel. In the 12th-16th centuries, Skanderborg Castle functioned as the traditional hunting retreat of the Danish kings.[7]

Demolition

In the years of 1717–22, King

Frederik IV began demolishing the old original medieval structures and replaced the former fortifications with terraced gardens. Only the bell tower of the still existing castle church remained. In turn however, Skanderborg Castle saw a decline in popularity and attention by the royal family, and in 1767, the castle with associated gardens was sold at auction. Commoner Hans Lauritzen bought the royal property for the sum of 3004 Rigsdaler, while the castle church with furnishings and bells was granted to the town of Skanderborg. In April 1768, the demolishing of Skanderborg Castle began and nothing remains of it today, except the old castle church.[7]

Present buildings and structures

Skanderborg police station in the former town hall

The town of Skanderborg has a total of three churches, and Skanderborg Castle Church used to be part of the former Skanderborg Castle.

The cultural centre of Kulturhuset, located in Byparken (the city park) in the center of Skanderborg, was designed by native architectural firm

beach volley field, amongst other facilities, as the city park itself is perceived as part of the cultural centre.[12]

The square of Højvangens Torv, in the northeastern parts of the town, is the center of the educational

technical college (an HTX institution under Aarhus Tech), an adult educational centre, Skanderborg Gymnasium etc., situated in a sculpture park. The gymnasium was designed by architectural firm Friis & Moltke and built in 1973.[13][14][15]

The Village of Sølund is an accommodation facility and home for people with extensive physical and mental handicaps. It is located within the park of Skanderborg Dyrehave near the pond of Lillesø, close to town. The main buildings were erected in 1935 and designed by architectural firm C. F. Møller Architects.[16]

Skanderborg Museum has their headquarters at Adelgade 5, a former

cold war era.[18] Øm Kloster Museum is located outside the town, at the old ruins of Øm Abbey on the northern brink of lake Mossø. Skanderborg Museum is the responsible organisation for archaeology and archiving of the cultural history within the municipality.[19]

Nature

Skanderborg Lake as seen from the northeast, with Kalvø and the remaining red brick castle church, once associated with Skanderborg Castle. The beech trees behind the church are the outskirts of Skanderborg Dyrehave.

The deer park

In the southern part of the town is the

gray partridge and turkeys were raised and pools and fishing ponds were dug.[20]

The lake

Skanderborg Sø (English: Skanderborg Lake) was created during the

kettle hole. The lake has an irregular shape divided into two larger lake-areas known as Hylke and Store Sø respectively, with a total surface area of 8.6 square kilometers. The lake has an average depth of 8 meters and up to 18.8 meters at the deepest spot. It holds approximately 49.3 million cubic meters of freshwater 23.5 meters above sea level[9][21] and empties into Mossø, by the short stream of Tåning Å in the west. There are a number of small isles in the lake; Kalvø, Æbelø, Sct. Thomas and Sct. Helene.[22]

Transportation

Rail

regional train services to Aarhus, Fredericia, Herning, Silkeborg and Skjern
.

Events

Since 1980, the

Skanderborg Festival, an annual music festival
, has been held in August in Skanderborg Dyrehave.

Every summer in June, Skanderborg also hosts a musical festival targeted specifically for people suffering from arrested development. Organised by the institution of Sølund, it claims to be the largest festival in the world of its kind.[23]

Notable people from Skanderborg

Anne of Denmark, 1605
KA Koefoed
Camille Jones, 2008

Public service and public thinking

The arts

Sport

Literature

  • Peter Abildgaard: Orla Frøsnapper boede da i Skanderborg (in Danish)
  • Jens Andersen: Ole Lund Kirkegaard: en livshistorie (in Danish)

References

  1. ^ "Skanderborg Rytterdistrikt [Skanderborg Equestrian District]". Skanderborg Leksikon (in Danish). Skanderborg Historiske Arkiv. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark.
  3. ^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  4. ^ Stoneage hunters at Skanderborg Lake Skanderborg Museum (in Danish)
  5. ^ Andersen, Soren H., 1998: Ringkloster. Ertebolle trappers and wild boar hunters in eastern Jutland. A survey. Journal of Danish Archaeology. 1994-1995; 12: 13-59
  6. Valdemar the Great, but this information have not been properly confirmed and little is known of the castles origin. However, the chronicles of Øm Abbey mentions, that Queen consort Jutta stayed at the castle in the year 1240. (Source: Skanderborg Chapel
    The National Museum of Denmark, p.6161)
  7. ^ a b c Skanderborg Castle Chapel The National Museum of Denmark. Danish text with English summary available (p.6263).
  8. ^ A Ring from Ring abbey Skanderborg Museum (in Danish)
  9. ^ a b Skanderborg Lake Danish Agency for Culture. (in Danish)
  10. ^ Kalvø i Skanderborg Sø Historisk Atlas (Dansk Historisk Fællesråd) (in Danish)
  11. ^ The Cistercian Abbey of Øm Abbey at Mossø Denmark's Cultural Heritage Association (in Danish)
  12. ^ Kulturhuset Skanderborg The cultural centre's own website. (in Danish)
  13. ^ Skanderborg – Odder Center for Education (in Danish)
  14. ^ uddannelsescampus Kommuneplan09, Skanderborg Municipality, 16. December 2009, p.59 (in Danish)
  15. ^ About the school Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Skanderborg Gymnasium (in Danish)
  16. ^ Sølund - a village Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Homepage for the institution (English version)
  17. ^ Skanderborg Museum (in Danish)
  18. ^ Bunkers in and around the forest of Skanderborg Skanderborg Museum (in Danish)
  19. ^ Traces in the Landscape Skanderborg Museum (in Danish)
  20. ^ Skanderborg Dyrehave Skanderborg Leksikon (in Danish)
  21. National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark
    (KMS) 2012. Basic numbers. (in Danish)
  22. ^ Sct. Helene Skanderborg Leksikon (in Danish)
  23. ^ Sølund festivalen Homepage for the festival (in Danish)
  24. ^ skanderborg Castle Skanderborg Museum (in Danish)
  25. ^ Yorke, Philip Chesney (1911). "Anne of Denmark" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). pp. 69–70.
  26. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 31 May 2020
  27. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 31 May 2020

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