Egholm Palace

Kirke Hyllinge, Denmark

The first written record of Egholm estate dates back to 1405, but the oldest building (today a magazine) dates from the 1200s. It was probably a keep built to the highest part. The current neo-classical main building was constructed in 1841 by Wolfgang von Haffner. Today Egholm is a museum.

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Trehøjevej 45, Kirke Hyllinge, Denmark
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Founded: 1841
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Denmark

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www.egholmslot.dk

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kurt wollesen (21 months ago)
Storslået
Linda Odgaard (21 months ago)
En perle af en oplevelse. Fint lille slot med en spændende historie bag sig og skøn natur . Der er livsstils messe i maj og september som er et besøg værd. Desuden er det en hyggelig oplevelse at høre ejeren Rikke fortælle om stedets historie op igennem tiden fra Ca. 1280 og til 2019. Besøg værd.
Lars Ryder Pedersen (2 years ago)
Verdens hyggeligste museum. Man føler sig velkommen og top betjening af de "ansatte". Super mange interessante artefakter fra WWll og andre små overraskelser. Kom og se det selv.
Jytte Larsen (2 years ago)
Super flot samling af bl.a. våben, effekter fra krigens tid og meget andet
Michael Anderson (2 years ago)
Super hyggeligt museum drevet af en familie der i tidligere led selv har været aktiv i kampen mod invasionsstyrken.
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