Kringelborg is a late 18th-century farmhouse situated on the northern outskirts of
Nykøbing on
Falster
Falster () is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. is southeastern Denmark. It was listed in the
Danish registry of protected buildings and places 1959.
History
Kringelborg was originally called Klingborg (1483). The name Kringelborg was already used three years later (”Kringelborg huz”) in conjunction with the establishment of a House of the Holy Ghost in Nykøbing. The latter was later referred to as Nykøbing Hospital and Nykøbing Priory. In 1485, King
John
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ordered that
Idestrup Church (and parish), including Kringelborg, should contribute with funding and produce to the hospital. From 1569, Kringelborg was operated as a home farm (''ladegård'') under Nykøbing Hospital.
In 1766, Kringelborg was acquired by
Christian Hincheldey and placed under
Orupgård. The present main building was constructed in 1790.
In 1959, Kringelborg was sold to Nykøbing Municipality. The land was subsequently sold off in lots for redevelopment with
single-family detached housing. In 1987, Kringelborg came into use as a new headquarters for the local chapter of
Hjemmeværnet.
Architecture
Kringelborg is a 14-bay-long, half-timbered building, constructed on a blackpainted plinth with black-painted timber framing and white-plastered infills. The red-painted Empire-style door is placed in a relatively deep niche in the central bay. The
Mansard roof
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is clad in red tiles.
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Listed buildings and structures in Guldborgsund Municipality
Timber framed buildings in Denmark
Residential buildings completed in 1790
1790s architecture in Denmark