Spøttrup Borg participates in Herregårdenes Dag 2024
Sunday, August 18 at 14:00
When Manor House Day takes place on August 18, Spøttrup Borg will open its doors to the public along with 49 other castles and manor houses across the country.
On Manor House Day, you can participate in a wealth of different activities and events all over the country. At Spøttrup Borg, you can take a guided tour and hear the story of the castle through many centuries.
The current Spøttrup Borg dates back to the 16th century and is the closest thing to a real medieval castle in Denmark. Surrounded by mighty ramparts, it is beautifully situated in the landscape, next to Spøttrup Lake.
The tour begins at the Welcome Building at 14:00 and is free with paid admission to Spøttrup Borg.
The purpose of Manor House Day is to help focus on the country’s castles and manor houses, which are an important, but often overlooked, part of the Danish cultural heritage.
The forgotten cultural heritage of manor houses
In Denmark, over 700 manor houses are spread like a fine-meshed network across the country. The Danish landscape has been shaped by and with the estates, which for centuries have been the main driving force in the countryside. The large old main buildings still stand today in the landscape as testimony to the enormous importance of the estates – including as some of the largest workplaces in rural areas right up until the middle of the 20th century.
“Unfortunately, the role and cultural heritage of manor houses is in many ways forgotten today. Most people have probably seen their local castle or manor house from the outside, but don’t know the location, history and significance that the estates have had over the centuries. Manor houses are an important part of our shared history that has influenced the nature and culture of every local community and should therefore be part of people’s consciousness. The goal of Manor House Day is to open manor houses all over the country to a wide audience one day a year,” says Marie Kirstine Elkjær, curator at Gammel Estrup Danish Manor Museum, which is behind the initiative for Manor House Day.
