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Welcome to North Sealand - Monarchic Denmark
Monarchic North Sealand welcomes you and your family to exciting adventures all year roundThe forests of North Sealand have long been an enticing destination for Danish royalty. It has been a favourite hunting ground. There is no other area in Denmark where royal castles and palaces have been built so close together.
North Sealand became Monarchic Denmark. Any self-respecting Danish monarch had to build a castle. It was evidence of royal power, honour and wealth. The castles were used as royal residences and official state venues, for wedding receptions, and occasionally, as secret love nests.
North Sealand is much more than beautiful castles North Sealand also has: Miles of wonderful bathing beaches, the world-famous Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, charming villages, exciting towns with large shopping centres and lots of stores, Esrum Abbey and Esrum Møllegård, countless restaurants, fine hotels, numerous camping sites, holiday centres, conference facilities, youth and family hostels, great golf courses, fascinating museums, bicycle and jogging paths, lakes, forests, cathedral, lovely village churches - and North Sealand is only half an hour to an hour's drive from the Danish capital, Copenhagen.
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Three castle ruins with dramatic histories
Søborg is the oldest castle, dating from the 12th century, and was used to incarcerate adversaries.
Asserbo was one of the first Christian fortresses in Denmark. From the 16-18th centuries it was gradually buried under drifting sands.
Gurre was the favourite castle of Valdemar IV of Denmark. He loved the castle so much that he made a pact with God: “Let the Lord keep his heaven, just so long as I keep hunting at Gurre.” The king’s daughter Margrete, grew up in Gurre and went on to become Queen of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
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Three of the most beautiful castles in Northern Europe
Kronborg Castle (1400) is more stronghold than castle. Some of the walls are six metres thick.
Frederiksborg castle is an impressive mix of ordinary manor and hunting castle, with a towering spire and secret trapdoor entrances. It is built on three islands that are connected by bridges.
Fredensborg Palace (1722) is the culmination of Danish baroque architecture. It is still used as a royal residence, favoured for its landscape and sociable hunting.
A Danish monarch could look out from the castle, and enjoy a view unencumbered by neighbouring properties. The castle demonstrated royal power and wealth and demonstrated to the rest of the world that Denmark was one of the oldest and most influential countries in the world.
Hence the name
Monarchic North Sealand
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