# Dronninglund Castle > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dronninglund_Castle > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dronninglund_Castle.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dronninglund_Castle > Source revision: 1221023849 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Dronninglund Castle. **Dronninglund Castle** (Danish: Dronninglund Slot) is a former [royal residence](/source/Palace) located in the town of [Dronninglund](/source/Dronninglund) in the northern part of the [Jutland Peninsula](/source/Jutland_Peninsula), [Denmark](/source/Denmark). ## History The castle's history goes back to the 12th century, when it was the [Benedictine](/source/Benedictine) monastery of [Hundslund Priory](/source/Hundslund_Priory). After the last nuns left in 1581, it was first owned by the Lindenow family. In 1690, [Queen Charlotte Amalie](/source/Charlotte_Amalie_of_Hesse-Cassel) acquired it. It is from her, that the palace takes the name Dronninglund, meaning *queen-grove*. Today the Castle of Dronninglund is owned by the fund of ”Marie E. & Harald Høgsbros fond til bevarelse af Dronninglund Slot”[1] and is thereby an independent and self-governing institution. The first paragraph in the fund-regulations reads:[2] §1: *To own and preserve Dronninglund Castle and adjoining property.* The castle now works as a hotel, a restaurant and a meeting place for conferences and larger gatherings like weddings, official meetings and various workshops. The restaurant runs a [catering service](/source/Catering_service) as well. ## References and notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** An English translation reads: *Marie E. & Harald Høgsbros fund to preserve Dronninglund Castle*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Visions and Values](http://www.dronninglund-slot.dk/Om_slottet.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140102212454/http://www.dronninglund-slot.dk/Om_slottet.asp) January 2, 2014, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Dronninglund Castle (in Danish) ## Sources Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Dronninglund Slot](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dronninglund_Slot). - [Dronninglund Castle](http://www.dronninglund-slot.dk/) Official homepage - [J.P. Trap](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J.P._Trap&action=edit&redlink=1): *Kongeriget Danmark*, 4. udg. 1924 (in Danish) - [Ole Torp Andersen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ole_Torp_Andersen&action=edit&redlink=1): *Dronninglund Castle : royalty, nobility and civilians*, 2006, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [87-89109-92-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/87-89109-92-9) (in Danish) - [The History of Dronninglund Castle](https://web.archive.org/web/20140102212459/http://www.dronninglund-slot.dk/Historie.asp) (in Danish) ## External links - [Dronninglund Castle](http://www.dronninglund-slot.dk/) Official homepage v t e Brønderslev Municipality Towns & villages Agersted Asaa Brønderslev Dronninglund Flauenskjold Hallund Hjallerup Jerslev Klokkerholm Serritslev Stenum Tise Øster Brønderslev Geography & nature Protected areas (list) Dronninglund Storskov Gerå Jyske Ås Kattegat Store Vildmose Aalborg Bugt Landmarks & churches Listed buildings (list) Dronninglund Castle Voergaard Castle Churches (list) Brønderslev Church Vester Brønderslev Church Culture & museums The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality Education Brønderslev Gymnasium og HF Transport & infrastructure Brønderslev Railway Station European route E39 European route E45 Vendsyssel Railway Line Category v t e Castles and manor houses in Denmark Capital Region Amalienborg Arresødal Bernstorff Palace Christiansborg Farumgård Fredensborg Frederiksberg Frederiksborg Jægerspris Kronborg Rosenborg Selsø Sorgenfri Svanholm West and South Zealand Borreby Bregentved Dragsholm Eriksholm Gammel Køgegård Gavnø Gisselfeld Gjorslev Gyldenholm Holsteinborg Jomfruens Egede Ledreborg Lerchenborg Knabstrup Nysø Rosenfeldt Rønnebæksholm Skjoldnæsholm Torbenfeldt Vallø Vedbygård Vemmetofte Lolland-Falster Aalholm Berritzgaard Corselitze Fuglsang Klintholm Manor Knuthenborg Krenkerup Liselund Orupgaard Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Funen Brahetrolleborg Broholm Dallund Egeskov Glorup Hesselagergård Holckenhavn Hvedholm Hvidkilde Krengerup Lykkesholm Nyborg Rønninge Søgård Skovsbo South Jutland Augustenborg Engelsholm Gråsten Haderslevhus Nordborg Sandbjerg Schackenborg Sønderborg Castle Central Jutland Bygholm Clausholm Frijsenborg Gammel Estrup Hald Katholm Meilgaard Nørre Vosborg Rosenholm Skrøbelev Spøttrup Tjele Ulstrup North Jutland Aalborghus Børglum Dueholm Dronninglund Højrus Kongstedlund Kokkedal Odden Store Restrup Voergaard v t e Castles in Denmark Aalborghus Aalholm Amalienborg Borreby Castle Christiansborg Palace Clausholm Castle Copenhagen Castle Dragsholm Castle Dronninglund Castle Egeskov Castle Engelsholm Castle Frederiksborg Castle Gamleborg Gammel Estrup Manor Gammel Ryomgård Gavnø Gjorslev Haderslevhus Holckenhavn Castle Hvedholm Castle Jægerspris Castle Kalø Castle Katholm Castle Koldinghus Kongsgård Kronborg Lerchenborg Lilleborg, Bornholm Liselund Lykkesholm Castle Marienlyst Castle Meilgaard Castle Nordborg Castle Nykøbing Castle Rosenborg Castle Rosenholm Castle Schackenborg Castle Sønderborg Castle Valdemar's Castle Vallø Castle Voergaard Castle Vordingborg Castle Also See: Castles in Denmark [57°09′19″N 10°15′42″E / 57.1552°N 10.2616°E / 57.1552; 10.2616](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dronninglund_Castle¶ms=57.1552_N_10.2616_E_type:landmark_region:DK) This article about a Danish building or structure is a stub. 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