• Sønderborg Castle (Danish: Sønderborg Slot) is located in the town of Sønderborg, Denmark on the island of Als in South Jutland.
  • Sønderborg Castle was built at the mouth of Alssund about 800 years ago.
  • They were looking for unusually long floor planks for the restoration of the more than 400-year-old royal castle in Sønderborg.
  • The same architect in 1568 a chapel was built in the castle Sønderborg for exiled Queen Dorothea.
  • Start your day with a visit to the iconic Sønderborg Castle. This historic castle, dating back to the 12th century, offers a deep dive into Danish history and...
  • Sønderborg Castle was originally a castle that was built around the year 1170, in a strategic position to be able to defend the country.
  • The castle was founded before 1200 and was from 1550-70 rebuilt into a four wing Renaissance castle.
  • During both the first and the second Slesvig wars (1848-1850, 1864), Sønderborg Castle was used as a camp hospital and for quartering Danish troops.
  • Als was a popular place to live in the Viking Age, and at Sønderborg Castle you can discover fascinating aspects of Viking life there.
  • Sønderborg Castle began probably as a fortified tower constructed by Valdemar the Great in 1158, built on an islet in Als Strait (Als Sund)...