Højriis Castle is a

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

located at Sallingsund, 7 km south of Nykøbing, on the island of

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in the north-west of

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History

Højriis traces its history back to the beginning of the 15th century. The first known owner is Johan Skarpenberg, a knight in the service of Queen

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, who owned several other estates in the area, including

Spøttrup Castle Spøttrup Castle () is a well-preserved medieval defensive castle in Jutland, Denmark. It is situated northwest of Skive and west of the village of Rødding. The castle is located at the easthern shore of Spøttrup Lake, a small lake just east ...

Salling Salling is a peninsula located in the north-west of the larger Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The largest city in Salling is Skive, and smaller towns and villages includes Jebjerg, Roslev and Glyngøre. The Sallingsund Bridge connects the penin ...

on the other side of the water. He is buried at

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. The current castle dates from the second half of the 19th century. In the 20th century Højriis was hit hard by the adverse times for Danish manors. The building fell into a state of despair and was left uninhabited from 1865. This situation lasted until 1994 when the property was acquired by the current private owners.

Architecture

The castle is a three-winged complex built in the

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style which dominated Danish architecture at the time of its construction. The north-west wing and the tower were designed by

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and built in 1859. The north-east and south-west wings were designed by August Klein and built in 1876. The complex is surrounded by

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Højriis Castle today

Højriis is still under restoration. The estate comprises 434 ha of land.

Owners

References

External links

Official website
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