SPØTTRUP Borg, Denmark
Channel: Patrick Beckers
Date: 2023-02-26

Around 1500, the bishop of Viborg had this brick castle built. It was constructed on the site of a farmhouse built around 1400. The castle is surrounded by two moats with in the middle of them an earthen wall up to nine metres high, intended to absorb possible cannonballs. It helped ensure that the castle was never taken by enemies. Around 1580, the fortified castle was converted into a residential castle and in the courtyard the two staircase towers were added. At the beginning of the 18th century, the last, minor, changes to the castle were carried out. In 1937, the Danish state bought the somewhat dilapidated structure and then had it restored until 1941. Since then, the site has been open as a museum.

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