Top 7 Castles in Denmark 

You might also like to visit a number of castles in Sweden, that used to belong to Denmark and a played a significant role in danish history (Kalmar Slot, Kärnan etc.) and the many wars fought between Denmark and Sweden.

Before the peace treaty btw Sweden and Denmark 1658, Kronborg slot was in the center of Denmark. Halland, Skåne and Blekinge was Denmark before. After the castle was at the edge of Denmark. The outermost stand against the arch enemy Sweden. At the other side of the strait is the castle Kärnan. Originally Danish. All goods from the baltic sea had to go through the very center of Denmark, and they wanted a part of the cake. So they took a fee to pass Öresund. Kronborg and Kärnan was the castles for the force to claim that fee.

When I travelled on Vacation to Denmark, I think Fredriksborg Castle in Hillerod is amazing. They put an art museum and an natural history museum in a castle and the gardens are amazing.

Castles beside these mentioned with Danish roots for me are Amalienborg (incl the museum) Christiansborg (with its representative rooms) Eremitage (open for public sometimes) Gjorslev (only few tours each year) Lerchenborg (Closed) Ledreborg (open for public sometimes) Gammel Estrup (Danish Manor house museum) Gråsten (open for public sometimes) Augustenborg (former psychiatrics hospital, church open) Gottorp castle in Germany (maybe best known for Peter 3rd who had some claims to the Danish throne, Swedish throne and Russian throne. (He was killed by his wife Catherine the Great)) Glücksburg (housename of the Danish royal family) Elbschausse in Hamburg (some of the older Villas made under Danish rule are small castles) Malmöhus (in periodes home of the danish mint today city museum) Landskrona citadel Kalmar slott Vadstena slott Örebro Slott Drottningholm, Grippsholm, Skokloster, Kungliga Slott and other castles in Stockholm area

never gonna get enough of castles their magnificent design is always a delight

That's a great list you've compiled. I like your commentary, that is your reasoning behind your choices. Listening to you is educational even for Danes because you add so many details that we never hear because we take the castles for granted

I am visiting Copenhagen in October and this helped me plan my trip a lot. Thank you!

Christiansborg is important for our history and the history of Copenhagen. It’s where the founder of Copenhagen Absalon ( the bishop ) lived and later it became Copenhagen castle which again became in 1740s christiansborg slot. It burned down twice. The stables belong to the first castle, the church to the second and the rest is of course the latest one. Inside the queens has her staterooms where you can see interesting wall drawings ( Gobeliner )

I absolutely love your channel! My family and I are considering moving to Denmark and your videos are very informative! Thank you!

I recommend that you take a look at Voergaard in Vendsyssel, north of Aalborg. In July there's a medieval fair and in December of course a christmas market. There are guided tours too, which cover approx. half of the house. It's only partly a museum but really interesting.

Frederiksborg, Rosenborg, and Kronborg top my list. Vienna had a couple of interesting ones: Schoenbrunn (the imperial summer residence), and Belvedere, which holds some famous Gustav Klimt paintings, and some very beautiful rose paintings Budapest of course has Var, also now an art museum

Valdemar slot is worth a visit. It is located in the small isles below Fyn, you know near Ærø. The castle itself is not something amazing compared to the ones you listed, but they have a vast collection of stuffed animals, so while you are in the area (and one should be in the area at least once in their life, because those isles are magnificent) you could make a trip to the castle as well.

Welcome to Denmark 👍 In my opinion Vallø Slot, less than 60 km south of Lyngby, is worth visiting and especially during spring I am really enjoying your work and I would appreciate if you some day would make the same videos about the U.S. and the stunning nature of your national parks. Maybe you could include Knoxville, Nashville/Opryland and Tennessee, which bring me some of the greatest memories from my childhood😁

I'm from Japan. Kronborg castle is very beautiful. My favourite is Kronborg castle. It's Hamlet model.

I liked Versailles a lot when I was there as a kid. very impressive interior as well as the exterior gardens, and so much of it. Architecturally I like Amalienborg and Frederiksberg quite a lot. for a more medieval feel, Spøttrup Borg is probably the best one in Denmark.

Great clip guys! I _will_ be sharing it with my girlfriend 😊👍 One thing I would like to see the Danish State do, is rebuild Bornholms " _Hammershus_ " to the point it is similar to " _Koldinghus_ ".... _THAT_ would be cool!!

If you haven’t yet, you should take a look at Frederiksberg slot. Back in the day it was just outside the city gates, and the king had it made as his leisure palace. Since then it has become more famous for being where the queen and Struensee would meet, you know them from “A Royal Affair”. For the past 150 years it has housed the military officer school.

Gammel Estrup, near Randers is also worth a visit.

You should check out Rosenholm castle north of Aarhus. It has a moat and even ghosts. It's beautifully located and was used in a Danish julekalender for TV called "Jul på slottet".

Gråsten slot also have an open flower garden + kitchen garden. It is situated very close to Gråsten Gamle kro where you had dinner. The royal family uses the castle as their summer residents some weeks during the summer. BTW, I live not far from Gråsten 🙂

Nice presentation. Been a long time since I have seen video from you; you guys really been around. In regard to Chicago, do you know if "our" Danish One-Dollar Man from WW2, had anything to do with the expansion of the wartime industry in the city?

Great video as usual. Next time you guys are in Tønder, visit the museum. The Museum, the rest of an old castle, still has old prison cells from the 18th century. On the walls, which are made of wood, there are hundreds of inscriptions from prisoners. You will love it, it is very fascinating. But love your video!!!

Christiansborg is something I think you missed. Especially if you can get a tour. There's also a decent restaurant in the tower where it's possible to break and go to the top of the tower between courses for a great view of Copenhagen. Another one that might be of particular interest although there isn't much left is Kalø Slotsruin which is close to Aarhus on the way Towards Ebeltoft. I imagine Josh would enjoy the lack of roofs in that ruin and Maya may enjoy that you walk through a pasture that'll have cows grazing in the summer.

Egeskov slot is my fav i have seen in Denmark but still got loads to visit. My fav in Scotland apart from the obivious Edinburgh & Stirling is Caerlaverock Castle

Kronborg is supposedly the inspiration behind Elsinore castle in Hamlet by Shakespeare. You might have come across the US version but in the UK there's a show called Who Do You Think You Are? Judi Dench has been on the most recent series and has found out she's a distant relative to Tycho Brahe (like the Planetarium in Copenhagen), and their common relative served the Queen and lived at Kronborg Castle (which feels like a giant circle as Judi Dench started her job as an actress in a lot of Shakespeare plays at the RSC in the UK). The whole episode isn't available but there are clips available on RU-vid.

Yes. That was pretty much a perfect ranking in my book. Of course Frederiksborg in Hillerød has to be number one.

Love, love, love this video, bc I love castles, as well!! Great yule atmosphere! ♥️🌲🥁⭐🇩🇰🐐🤶🎅🧑‍🎄☃️❄📯🔔♥️ My favorite Danish castle is Fredensborg Slot. My favorite semi-Danish Castle is Kalmar Slott in Kalmar, Sweden. Go in the summer, enjoy the city and meander the castle, where Queen Margrethe 1, formed the Kalmar Union My favorite castle ever, is Herstmonceux in East Sussex, UK. They have the best medival celebrations, with bands, warfare, costumes, and food!! The best castled city is in Obidos, Portugal - wondrous, must see city!! hello from Hundested 🌸🌱

ahh on bornholm but many miss this place "Gamleborg Slotsruin" and many neat cliff carvings can be found dating waay back. "vallo slot" might be a visit worth, køge city might also be a place you should see, with Denmarks oldest house still standing. it is only from 1327.

if you get the opportunity to come to Aarhus (generally Djursland) then I would recommend the gammel estrup manor museum. it is an old manor house that has been in the same family for 600 years and which is really beautiful. (And there are a nice Christmas market)

Clausholm Slot, Ulstrup slot and gammel-Estrup-slot near Randers are worth the visit. my personal favorite is Rosenholm Slot north of Århus

Try gl. Estrup in djursland

There is a small castle close to my home town, Engelsholm slot its called. The gardens are open, but the castle is a design and music højskole, and therefore not open to the public. A place for Maya to live when she have finished gymnasium.

Germany has countless of amazing castles (both fortresses and palaces), so if you guys are planning a visit to Germany in 2022, make sure to visit some.

Rosenborg is a MUST. It IS our 6-star attraction here in Copenhagen. 😎👍

Jule markedet på Gram slot 😉

As a former Royal guard, I was dissapointed not to see Amalienborg Palace mentioned.. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hammershus being unique boils down to it being one of the few(if not the only) that was build exclusively for protection. Its a fortress more than a castle(iirc)

When foreingers makes videos about visiting Copenhagen, they often forget Rosenborg castle, which is a shame. It's one of the most central places to visit in the city.

Surprised that Amalienborg, Christiansborg and Fredensborg isn’t on here. That would have made it a top 10 list ;) never seen Gavnø, but otherwise agree on the list. A few things you should have mentioned about Frederiksborg: - It was the pride of Christian the IV’s buildings. - The Swedes took the original fountain from the Castle after the Danish-Swedish Wars. The original stands today in front of Drottingholm Castle in Stockholm. The one in Frederiksborg is a copy commissioned by IC Jacobsen, the founder of Carlsberg. - Much of the castle burnt down in 1859, and IC Jacobsen commissioned its reconstruction.

My great great grandfather was born in katholm castle in the 1800s he came to America in 1869 . Is there any way we could communicate and possibly can you poke around there .

Gl. Estrup at Djursland. Lots to see there. Don't remember the town it's located at.

You should go to Gl. Estrup in Djursland. It's a great castle and museum.

Hey where is rosenholm slot? I am self from Denmark and live like next to the castle

Marselisborg Slot on your next visit mayb! 😉

You've gone far beyond expectations. Salutations. You did miss Nyborg ((Newcastle) as one of the important kings was born there and it played a role in early wars vs Swseden

Try and visit Voergaard Slot in Northern Jutland. Very impressive place

Hohensalzbug Castle In Salzburg, Austria is one of my favourites built in 1077 another is The Reichsburg Cochem castle in Germany also built at the beginning of the year 1000AD and of course the most famous of them all Windsor Castle London built in 1070.

Kalø Slotsruin. It is a ruin. In fact - nothing more than rubble and the remnants of a tower. But there is so much history tied to Kalø Slot. Built (reluctantly and under duress) by the lownobels to keep them in check. It recides where there is no access to it by car. You have to park about 1.5 km away, and walk out to the ruin at Denmarks longest midieval road. In 1518-19, a man named Carl Gustav was held captive on the castle. He later became king of Sweden.

Sofiero, not in Denmark, but just a bit north of Helsingborg in Sweden. It was Qeen Ingrid of Denmarks Castle, and has north Europes largest Rhododendron park, and it's georgeous when it blooms in the spring.

Great video as always but I wonder why you didn't mentioned Christiansborg and Amalienborg. Those must be the most important castles in Denmark in our time.

Top Danish Christmas destinations or activities?

You should go visit some of our old churches! I bet you'd like the architecture and the history :)

next time you come to als you should go see augusten borg castle and nordborg castle , and nørreskov as there is a castle ruin there

Miranda (is that how it's spelled?) (Mira my gal) your pronunciation is getting pretty good 👌🏻

Fun fact, if it is a borg, it is a place where nobility lived, if it is a slot, it means that at some point monarch lived there. Favorit castle not on the list, Christiansborg, especially the medieval ruins below the castle.

You left out the most important castle in danish history, Christiansborg, formerly Københavns Slot, as well as Nyborg Slot where the danish nobility met with the king in medieval times, at a gathering called Danehoffet. (Otherwise i love your presentation. 😉)

As an honorable mention there is also Vordingborg slot and Gåsetårnet (Goose Tower) which was designed to protect the "southern flank" of the Danish kingdom from the German citystates (the Hanseatic League)

fuglebjerg castle on lolland, its small but the garden is to die for :)

Holger Danske in English is "Ogier the Dane" from the french, as he appears in the mythos of Charlemagne also.

Some of the medieval cathedrals in France, are also worth visiting.

Yep Hillerød is number 1... Frederiksborg slot used to be my backyard...

I can recommend Neuschwanstein Slot in south of Germany, even as a Dane I have visited the castle a couple of times.

I have mentioned it before but you have to go to Nyborg and see Nyborg Castle. It is northern Europe's oldest castle from 1170 AD and it is where Denmark's first constitution was adopted in 1282 AD.

A much different type of "Castle" but very much still worth the visit is the Tirpitz-bunker near Blåvand.

Frederiksborg slot in Hillerød is my hometown. I was baptized, konfirmeret and married in that church ❣️ It will always be my favorite Danish castle. Why is it “the nightmare bridge”?

you should visit jesu kirken in Copenhagen it is very close to Carlsberg and valby. It is such a beautiful church build by Carlsberg, for him and for his family. And if the crypt is open you can actually go down and see where he was laid to rest. Also small fact, the original Carlsberg logo dates back before WW2 and was a swastika, since it symbolizes the sun, prosperity and good luck. but it was changed after WW2, because it was associated with nazis .You can still see swastikas inside and outside the church.

I am from Hillerød. And of course I vote for Frederiksborg castle 😄

How about rating the nordic tradition of "tv julekalender" where we see a part every Day. Eventually revisiting some old er ones like "jul i gammelby", wich they shot in Aarhus "den gamle by" 🤶🎅

Karlskrona som nu ligger i Sverige dette sted har en fantastisk historie og har været et magt centrum for Kalmar unionen. Og så har vi i Nordjylland Voergaard slot Og så et trejde forslag hvad med at give vores Ringborge fra vikingetiden.

Great video! I remember you (Josh) saying that you're interested in history and specifically history related to war. You might find it interesting to read up on "The First Schleswig war" or "The Three year war (Treårskrigen)". The story is quite interesting and a lot of war time media like the song "Den tapre landsoldat (Dengang jeg drog afsted)" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZiLjNj7EuGc.html&ab_channel=Ingen) was produced for recruitment. You could always do it in junction with a trip to southern jutland (Fredericia) where there is a statue that goes by the same name as the song (Den tapre landsoldat).

One of my dreams is to take a sailing trip down the river's of Germany, and visit the great castles they have restored. Just spend a few weeks floating around and making your own adventures..

What about Christiansborg Castel? :)

You should also visit Nyborg Slot on fun, the city is also an old king’s town…

We love our DANISH castles and please try to visit the rest of them but of course many outlandish are more impressive

You need to dive more into Sønderborg slot, because it is history wise defining for Denmark, the 1848/1864 wars with Germany or what would become Germany was the last great wars Denmark ever fought and lost, and why we lost Schelswig holstein and sønderjylland, after WW1 Denmark was cheeky enough to get sønderjylland back in 1919/1920, maybe see the movie "1864" , if you want to understand Danish culture I think there are 2 defining moments: 1807 Slaget på Reden When the british took the danish Fleet and 1864, was proberly the downfall off imperial Denmark and marked until today!

Strange Christiansborg isn’t on any of your list. Great view of Copenhagen from the tower, the tapestries, the parliament, the war museum, the medieval fair and on and 😊

Spøtrupborg may not look as imporner as the other castles. But it is also much older than the other castles. It is the best preserved medieval defense castle in Denmark.

Gråsten slot. But Gram slot with jule markedet (Christmas markets) and ghost walk at nigth. That was fun

Guys I know that your improving your danish all the time but try to ask a dane how to pronounce Kolding.. thnx😉😊

Voergaard slot in north Jutland

Gammel Estrup og Rosenholm Slot. mangler i

I am surprised the parliament, Christiansborg Castle, didn't make the list :)

Marselisborg and clausholm in jylland

I do believe Gavnø Slot is located on the Island Gavnø.

You are clearly missing marselisborg castle in Aarhus, this is where the queen celebrates christmas and easter.

You have to go to Gram slot, the kaffebord and the ghost walk

Augustenborg slot or Gråsten

Tirpitz in Blåvand

Ja i mangler Fyn der ligger der også nogle fine slotte 👍❤️🇩🇰

Ehhh Jægerspris Slot is located on the Hornsherred peninsula, however you had it right on the map. :-)

Schmeichel is a wall😝❤

There is a 4 piece documentary on dr.dk made with the queen about our castles called Dronningens Slotte :)

You might ask - why wasn¨t countess Danner not buried with her husband in Roskilde Domkirke? Because she was a simple ballet-dancer, when she married the King.

Det er som sædvanlig kun danskere, der skriver kommentarer her. Ville det ikke være mere spændende at se nogle andre slotte end dem, man allerede kender ?

I can recommend Danish Musings for you

I'm curious about how you guys feel about the age of consent in Denmark. I know it's kind of a hot button issue for a lot of Americans (especially parents) But it could be kind of cool to get your point of view on that subject matter.

I like White Castle

Well, I gues Sorgenfri slot is worth mentioning. After all, you guys are living no more than 500 meters away from it.😉

Voergod Slot ved Sæby er aosolut også et besøg værd.....

If you get the opetunity you shut visit christiansø... and have you not visited Amalienborg? What about Christiansborg?