Asserbo Castle Ruins

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Asserbo Castle was founded by Bishop Absalon in the 1100s as a monastery for monks of the Carthusian Order. The castle was taken over first by the King around 1560 and in subsequent centuries by drifting sand. The castle was liberated from the sand in two phases: initially by King Frederik VII in 1849 and then by National Museum excavations in 1972.

Medieval castles in DenmarkMiscellaneous historic sites in DenmarkAll sites in FrederiksværkThe First Kingdom

Address
Bisp Absalons Vej 16B, Frederiksværk, Denmark

Established
12th century

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