Aalborg Castle

Local nameAalborghus
LocationAalborg, Denmark

Aalborghus Castle is a castle in Aalborg, Denmark. It is a half-timbered castle built by King Christian III from 1539 to around 1555 initially as a fortification.A building had existed at the site before Christian III's castle. It stood south of the castle and is mentioned in the first documentation of Aalborghus, dating back to 1340. It was owned by Margrethe I and was the death place of King Hans in 1513 who died in a horse riding accident.

King Frederik I had originally intended to destroy the initial building around 1530 and moving to a different site to convert Aalborg's Franciscan monastery into a castle. However he left the decision to his son Christian III, who later decided to demolish the original in 1539 and contracted the royal architect Morten Bussert to build a new fortified castle north of the old site, near the Limfjord.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aalborghus

Email sesmail@ses.dk

Phone +45 33 92 63 00

Address Slotspladsen 1, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Coordinates 57°2'58.044" N 9°55'28.066" E

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