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Current usage. View from Castle walls. Today Vordingborg Castle is a ruin, although parts of the fourteenth century ring walls remain. The only fully preserved part of the castle, the 26 meter tall Goose Tower ( Gåsetårnet ), is the symbol of the city.
Visit Vordingborg Castle website www.museerne.dk The castle was built in 1160 on a steep coastal slope by King Valdemar I as a base camp for the crusades against the Slavic tribes at the south coast of the Baltic Sea, culminating in 1168 with the destruction of the temple-site of Arkona on the island of Rügen.
Welcome to The Danish Castle Centre. At the heart of Vordingborg lies the recognised museum 'The Danish Castle Centre', which consists of the largest medieval royal castle in Denmark 'Vordingborg Castle', which was built in 1160 by the danish king Valdemar the Great, and the 36 meters tall 'Gåsetårn' built 200 years later by another danish ...
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Vordingborg, city, southern Zealand (Sjælland), Denmark, on Masned Sound. Founded in the 12th century around its castle, which was built by Valdemar I as a defense against the Wends, the town of Vordingborg became a favourite meeting place of the Danehof (national assembly), at one of whose meetings the oldest national statute was published ...
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Today Vordingborg Castle is a ruin, although parts of the fourteenth century ring walls remain. The only fully preserved part of the castle, the 26 meter tall Goose Tower ( Gåsetårnet ), is the symbol of the city. The name comes from the golden goose that perches on top of the tower's spire.
Vordingborg Castle Ruins. Vordingborg, Denmark. The Vordingborg castle was built in 1175 by King King Valdemar I as a defensive castle and as a base from which to launch raids against the German coast. His half-brother built another castle in a remote location, which is now Copenhagen.
The ruins of Vordingborg Castle, the old royal castle which was built around 1364, is the town's most famous attraction. The only fully remaining part of the castle, the 26 meter tall Goose Tower (Gåsetårnet), is the symbol of the city. It is the largest of King Valdemar Atterdag's nine main castle towers. The name comes from the golden goose ...
