Holckenhavn Castle is a manor house located next to Holckenhavn Fjord, an arm of the Great Belt , just south of Nyborg on the east coast of Funen , Denmark . The current Renaissance castle was built in the late 16th and early 17th century by three consecutive owners. Previously known both as Ulfeldtsholm and Ellensborg , it received its current name in 1672 when it was acquired by Eiler Holck , who at the same time founded the Barony of Holckenhavn . The estate has been in the possession of his family ever since.
21-535: Originally known as Kogsbølle, the estate traces its history back to the late 14th century when it was owned by Anders Jacobsen Ulfeldt. The house remained in the possession of the Ulfeldt family for more than 200 years. The original house was located further inland but shortly after 1580 it was moved to its current position next to a small arm of the Great Belt and its name was changed to Ulfeldtsholm. In 1616, Chancellor of
42-583: A financial compensation of 90 million Danish kroner , and Finland withdrew the lawsuit. On 4 April 2024, the Danish Maritime Authority ordered the closure of an area of the strait south-west of Korsør to shipping and aviation after a missile launcher aboard HDMS Niels Juel malfunctioned during a naval exercise. 55°19′59″N 11°00′00″E / 55.333°N 11.000°E / 55.333; 11.000 Sprog%C3%B8 Sprogø ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈspʁɔwˌøˀ] )
63-543: A fixed traffic connection over the Great Belt (later Great Belt Fixed Link ), including a bridge that Finland alleged would prevent the passage of certain ships to and from Finland: Finnish-built mobile offshore drilling units would be unable to pass beneath the bridge. The case was discontinued in 1992, before the Court had to rule on the merits, because Finland and Denmark reached a negotiated settlement. The two countries negotiated
84-644: A tunnel also runs under the East Channel. In pre-glacial times a river, which the Baltic Sea basin then contained and which geologists call the Eridanos , must have passed near the region as the rise of South Swedish Dome in Neogene times diverted it south from its previous path across central Sweden. The Great Belt originated as Dana River that was eroded into existence 9000–8900 years ago when post-glacial rebound made
105-583: Is a strait between the major islands of Zealand ( Sjælland ) and Funen ( Fyn ) in Denmark . It is one of the three Danish Straits . Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Belt ferries from the late 19th century until the islands were connected by the Great Belt Fixed Link in 1997–98. The Great Belt is the largest and most important of the three Danish Straits that connect
126-528: Is a small Danish island , located in the Great Belt , the strait that separates the main islands of Funen and Zealand . It is about halfway across the strait, 6.7 kilometres (4.2 miles) from the Zealand shore and 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the Funen shore. Although sprog is modern Danish for language , the island's name was recorded originally during the 12th century as Sproøe meaning scout's island , from
147-474: Is rented out as a venue for conferences, private celebrations and other events. The estate covers approximately 900 hectares of which about 380 hectares are forest and about 400 hectares are agricultural land which is leased out. A number of smaller houses and other buildings also belong to the estate and are rented out. The 12-hectare park is open to the public. Great Belt The Great Belt ( Danish : Storebælt , pronounced [ˈstoːɐˌpelˀt] )
168-511: Is still in the possession of the Holck family. Situated on an almost quadratic castle bank, Holckenhavn is a four-winged complex designed in the Renaissance style and built over the course of three generations. The north and east wings, as well as the gate wing, were completed by 1585. The large bell tower was added somewhat later. The master builder was probably Domenicus Badiaz. Ellen Marsvin added
189-561: The Ancylus Lake that occupied the Baltic depression lose its outlets around Gothenburg tipping over in the south. The forming of the Dana River is thought to have caused a dramatic erosion of sediments, peatlands and forests along its way. This led initially to a relatively rapid fall in the lake level over hundreds of years to then continue falling at a lower pace. Rising sea levels allowed
210-638: The Baltic Sea to the Kattegat strait and Atlantic Ocean . The others are the Øresund and the Little Belt straits. The Great Belt is 60 km (37 miles) long and 16–32 km (10–20 miles) wide. It flows around two major islands: Samsø in the north and Langeland to the south. At Sprogø the Great Belt divides into the East Channel and the West Channel. Both are traversed by the Great Belt Fixed Link , but
231-482: The Øresund . Non-Danish vessels were restricted to the Øresund channel. Merchants paid the tax under threat of having their vessels sunk or confiscated. During the middle of the 19th century, this practice became a diplomatic liability and the Danish government agreed to terminate it, achieving an international financial compensation in return. Danish waterways were consequently opened to foreign shipping. The eastern half of
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#1732884164126252-556: The Belts. The Great Belt was historically navigable to ocean-going vessels. It still is used, despite a few collisions and near collisions with the Great Belt Bridge . The Danish navy monitors maritime traffic in the waters around the Great Belt. In the reign of king Eric of Pomerania the Danish government began to receive a large part of its income from the so-called ' Sound Dues ' toll on international merchant ships passing through
273-517: The Great Belt is an international waterway , legally based on the 1857 Copenhagen Convention . The western half of the Great Belt (between Funen and Sprogø ) and all other parts of the Danish straits are Danish territorial waters and subject to Danish jurisdiction. In 1991, Finland instituted proceedings before the International Court of Justice against Denmark, which was planning to build
294-473: The Realm Jakob Ulfeldt sold the family estate to Ellen Marsvin after Ulfeldt acquired Egeskov Castle . Marsvin had been widowed for the second time a few years earlier at the age of 39, turned to farming and became one of the largest land owners of her time. She expanded the castle with two more wings and carried out extravagant interior alterations. Ellen Marsvin was the mother of Kirsten Munk who
315-433: The company that owns and operates the bridges nearby. It is also a nature reserve , and tours of the island are organised. Sprogø was a station for the semaphore line across the Belt, Storebæltstelegrafen , between Nyborg and Korsør , in operation between 1801 and 1865. Between 1923 and 1961 the island was used for containment of women deemed pathologically promiscuous, the main concern being unwanted pregnancies. At
336-455: The island of Bornholm . After their release in 1661, they took up residence at Ellensborg until they left the country in 1662 and the estate was confiscated. After its confiscation, Ellensborg was left empty for almost a decade but in 1672 it was granted to Eiler Holck , the commandant at Kronborg . He renamed it Holckenhavn and founded the Barony of Holckenhavn (dissolved in 1921). Holckenhavn
357-471: The old Danish verb spro (to scout). Today, the island is crossed by part of the Great Belt Fixed Link , a series of roads, bridges, and tunnels; it is connected to Funen by a road and rail bridge, and to Zealand by both a road suspension bridge and twin rail tunnels . During the construction, the island was reconfigured drastically, with land reclamation increasing its area from 38 to 154 hectares (94 to 381 acres ). There are remains of buildings on
378-450: The original part of Sprogø from the beginning of the 12th century, a fortress built by order of King Valdemar the Great . During construction work, extensive archaeological investigations were undertaken, and among other findings it was revealed that the first inhabitants arrived more than 8,000 years ago. The island does not have any permanent population today, but is used by Sund og Bælt ,
399-532: The sea to break through the Dana River forming the Great Belt as a proper seaway. In the processes the Ancylus Lake became the Littorina Sea as salt water entered the Baltic depression. The Great Belt is home to some popular fish: flatfish , sea trout , Atlantic cod , Atlantic mackerel and garfish , which are fished avidly for sport and for sale. A large and rising population of harbour porpoises lives in
420-452: The west wing in 1631 and a low south-facing gate wing in 1634. She is also responsible for a chapel installed in 1637 richly decorated with wood carvings by Hans Dreier, and a richly decorated knights' hall. The main building was altered in the 18th and 19th century and thoroughly refurbished from 1904 to 1910. The site also includes a barn from 1629 which is the only surviving component of a farm which burned down in 1912. The main building
441-465: Was married to King Christian IV until she fell into disfavour due to her infidelity and left the king. When Kirsten Munk died in 1658 the castle was passed on to their daughter Leonora Christina , whose husband, former Steward of the Realm Corfitz Ulfeldt had joined forces with Sweden in its invasion of Denmark. For this act of treason the couple was imprisoned at Hammershus fortress on
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