Holstenshuus Castle, Faaborg, Denmark

Holstenshuus estate was first time mentioned in 1314. It is known as Holstenshuus since 1723, whe the estate was acquired by Christian Adolph Holsten. The oldest wing of the current castle was built in 1579 by Knud Venstermand. Two other wings date from 1643. The major restoration was made in 1863-1868 and again in 1910 after a great fire. The surrounding Rococo park (established in 1753) is open to the public.

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Jack Vo (9 months ago)
Beautiful estate where you can also take a walk (with dog).

Rhena Schulze (12 months ago)
A really fantastic facility, thank you for the open gate! I was happy to pay the 40 crowns entrance fee! In the preseason on a Wednesday I was there all by myself at 11 a.m. and enjoyed everything very much.

Lars Rasmussen (4 years ago)
Really nice park, with many nice corners

Patrick Walsh (4 years ago)
Lovely forest walk, great nature and wildlife to see, good lookout towers for photography located at various places within the walk ?

Torben Kristensen (5 years ago)
Such a nice place to go for a walk, such a pretty area, lots of plants and some very big trees to see, would highly recommend visiting this place

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