Snertingegård, also known simply as Snertinge, is a manor house and estate located just north of

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, in southeastern

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. It was one of 12 manors established after Vordingborg Cavalry District was dissolved in 1774. The Renaissance Revival style main building and home farm were built for Defence Minister

Christian Frederik Hansen Christian Frederik Hansen (29 February 1756 – 10 July 1845), known as C. F. Hansen, was the leading Danish architect between the late 18th century and the mid 19th century, and on account of his position at the Royal Danish Academy of Art ('' ...

in 1857 from designs by

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. Both buildings were listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1978.

History

Early history

In 1769, it was decided to sell Vordingborg Cavalry District. In 1774, it was therefore into 12 estates and sold in public auction. The auction took place at Vordingvorg Castle on 27 September. Snertingegård was sold to the wealthy merchant Reinhard Iselin from

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. He was also the buyer of Vordingborg Castle (renamed rosenfeldt), Ladegård (renamed Iselingen and Avnøgård.

Changing owners, 1804–1852

Christian Frederik Hansen 1788-1873 by Sandberg

In 1804, Iselin's heirs sold Snertingegård, Iselingen and

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to Hans Henrik Peter Reiersen (1750–1805). He was born in Vordingborg as the son of Andreas Jensen Reiersen, a Lutheran minister who later served as pastor at Frederiksborg Chapel. His wife Birgitta Christina Christine Bernth was the daughter of headmaster of

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Johan Ludvig Bernth. In 1810, Reiersen sold Snertingegård to S. Busk. After Busk's death in 1833, Snertingegård was acquired by P. Lund.

Hansen and the new building

On his death in 1852, Snertingegård was sold to

. He served as Minister of Defence in several governments. Nicoline Marie Berggren, who is believed to have been the illegitimate daughter of

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, grew up on the Snertingegård estate. Her mother, who had met Thorvaldsen at Nysø Manor, her previous workplace, worked for Hansen. Hansen's son Christian Frederik Gustav Hansen inherited he estate after his father's death. He was in turn succeeded by his own son, Edward Joachim Hansen. Edward Joachim Hansen's daughter, Agnes Nikoline Hansen, who was born on the estate in 1893, married the zoologist and educator Holger Valdemar Brøndsted.

20th century

In 1905, Snertingegård was acquired by Ludvig Munthe Brun. His widow, Meta Brun, née Nielsen, sold it to P.F. Thymann in 1930.

Architecture

The main building dates from 1856 to 1857 and was designed by

with inspiration from

Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and ...

. The building is constructed in red brick and stands on a foundation of boulders. It consists of a two-storey main wing with a short side wing. Towards the courtyard is a centrally placed quadratic tower topped by a dome.

Surroundings

Snertingegård is surrounded by a large garden. In Snertinge Mose, a bogland, is an important settlement from the

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(9,000-6,4000 b.c.). A large number tools of bone and flint as well as numerous animal bones from

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, moose, red deer and wild boar has been retrieved from the site.

Today

Snertingegård was purchased by Klaus Birger Liljegren Jønsson in 2004. He has previously been the owner of Fodbygaard at Nøstved.

List of owners

* ( -1774) Kronen * (1774-1781) Reinhard Iselin * (1781-1804) Estate of Reinhard Iselin * (1804-1810) Hans Henrik Peter Reiersen * (1810-1833) S. Busk * (1833- ) P. Lund * ( -1852) Sophie Lund * (1852-1873)

* (1873-1875) Estate of Christian Frederik Hansen * (1875-1899) G. Hansen * (1899-1905) Hairs of G. Hansen * (1905-1927) Ludvig Munthe Brun * (1927-1930) Meta Brun, née Nielsen * (1930-1954) P.F. Thymann * (2004- ) Klaus Birger Liljegren Jønsson

References

External links

{{Commons category, Snertingegård Manor houses in Vordingborg Municipality Listed buildings and structures in Vordingborg Municipality Listed castles and manor houses in Denmark Renaissance Revival architecture in Denmark Houses completed in 1857 1850s architecture in Denmark