Jægerspris Castle — Attraction in Frederikssund Municipality

Countess Danner, the wife of King Frederick VII was born a commoner. Married to the King in 1850, this caused a scandal within the aristocratic circles and would lead to a crisis of succession, since any children they had would not inherit the throne. So, to avoid some of this they chose Jægerpris Palace as their home. After the Frederick VII died, Countess Danner lived here until her death. She then put the Jægerpris in a trust to assist underprivileged women and children. The Palace and surrounding buildings function to this day as Countess Danner instructed in her trust/foundation. It offers respite to abused women and has a functioning school. A 'small' museum, not well advertised but well worth the drive and full of scandal, intrigue, history and the struggle of 1 woman's...

I visited the Castle an hour before closing due to transportation issues and was concerned about not having enough time to explore. However, I managed to see everything!

The admission price was reasonable (50 Danish Kronos for students), considering the ground floor has five room exhibitions and the first floor features an exhibit on an important woman in Danish history, along with more information on Danish monarchs.

In addition to Danish texts, there are translations available in German and English, making it accessible for visitors!

The park surrounding the castle was beautiful and very...

Beautiful place! I used to live there, 13 years ago when there were student dormittories right across the actual castle! A place with a unique atmosphere.

The cemetery in the park next to the castle is worth a visit- here you can find the graves of many young destinies- as the buildings here used to house a childrens home through...