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Augustenborg Palace (or Augustenborg Castle; Danish: Augustenborg Slot, German: Schloss Augustenburg) is a Rococo-style palace in the southwestern part of Augustenborg, Als Island, Denmark, overlooking Augustenborg Fjord. The palace owes its name to Duchess Auguste (1633–1701).
Like all of the secondary lines from the Sonderburg branch, the heads of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg were first known as Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein and Dukes of Sonderburg. The family took its name from its ancestral home, Augustenborg Palace in Augustenborg, Denmark.
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Augustenborg, Denmark. Augustenborg Palace owes its name to Duchess Auguste (1633–1701). Augustenborg gave its name to the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, the last member of which was Duke Christian August II (1798–1869). The original half-timbered manor house was built in 1660-1664 by Ernest Günther, the first Duke of ...
- Storegade 2C, Augustenborg, Denmark
Augustenborg Palace is the largest and most complete baroque palace in Southern Jutland. Its prominence reflects the prosperity and progress of the ducal family at the end of the 18th century. The entire complex is built symmetrically around a fixed central axis.
The present Augustenborg Palace was completed in 1776 and was the seat of the ducal family of Augustenborg. It is one of the largest and most beautiful palaces in Denmark. The location next to Augustenborg Fjord and the palace gardens emphasizes the beauty and importance of the plan.
Augustenborg Palace is one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Denmark. Follow on. TripAdvisor. For more than 75 years, parts of the palace have functioned as a psychiatric hospital, the psychiatry has subsequently been gathered in Aabenraa and the palace now houses the Danish Agency for Agriculture, which is why there is no public access.
