Hvidkilde Castle

Description

The earliest reference of Hvidkilde Castle is from 1480 when it was owned by Claus Rønnow. The present Baroque main building consists of three wings around a courtyard. It was originally built in 1550 and enlarged in 1742 by Johan Lehn.

Address
Fåborgvej 260, Svendborg, Denmark

Established
1742

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