Glimmingehus

Glimmingehus is next Spøttrup Castle in Denmark one of the best preserved castles in Scandinavia in the Middle Ages. It lies between Ystad and Simrishamn in the region sterlen, somewhat removed from the Riksväg 9 in the historic southern Swedish province of Scania. Your dedicated The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson with the wild geese in the fourth chapter of Selma Lagerlöf's novel.

History

The day the foundation stone was laid, according to a controversial inscription on a relief image on the portal of the castle May 2, 1499: ". On May 2, 1499 I wondered Jens Holgerson, the first foundation stone for the castle " Glimmingehus was by Jens Holgersen Ulfstand ( 1450-1523) built, which was on Gotland since 1487 the Danish royal governor in 1511, and was appointed Reich Admiral. Architect of the castle was the Westphalian architect Adam van Düren (about 1487-1532 ). The main building of the castle is 30 m long, 12 m wide and has a height of 26 m between the floor and gable top. The castle should mainly serve to protect against peasant revolts.

Although castles were built at this time primarily for the protection, nevertheless the convenience over the safety of precedence was usually granted. Glimmingehus is an exception here. Several traps were created to surprise attackers. Leave ruins suggest that the castle was surrounded by an outer ring wall.

The castle was built during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. From the outside, it reflects a nostalgic look at the Middle Ages resist. The furnishings found during excavations suggest, however a modern interior. The extravagant time with Spanish ceramic and Venetian glass, which belonged in the early 16th century, the most expensive in Europe on buying objects, probably ended with the death of Jens Holgerson. Later the castle was misused as a grain warehouse. Today's moat goes back to a restoration in the 20th century, however, show images from the 17th century that previously there was a moat.

The Scanian War was considered by the Swedish side to demolish the castle, so she could not fall in Danish hands. However, a termination proved to be too costly and too time-consuming and was never consummated. The castle is now owned by the state and managed by the Riksantikvarieämbetet.