Krengerup

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Estate in the forest

Krengerup Estate nestles in a large area of forests and meadows on rolling sometimes rather unfertile soil. The home farm was built in about 1585, but farming was never the main priority. Its nearby forest, however, is one of the largest on Funen. Since 1672, with only occasional breaks, Krengerup has worked with its neighbouring farms of Brahesholm and Søholm. Today, the estate covers 850 hectares of forest and 755 hectares of arable land. Krengerup itself comprises an impressively large, harmonious collection of buildings built in about 1770. It has a classicistic main building and a three-winged, half-timbered thatched home farm. The large outbuilding is from 1876. The Rantzau family has owned the estate since 1770.

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Small manor with large buildings

Story written by Anders Myrtue

Time / Periode 1672 1770

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Why were Krengerup's buildings so large and striking when the estate's copyholder farms and fields were so small, meaning its economic basis was also very modest? The explanation is that since the end of the 17th century, Krengerup has joined forces with the neighbouring farms of Brahesholm and Søholm. In 1688, the copyholder estate consisted of 140 farms and houses in 18 villages. It was sold in the 18th and 19th century. Initially, Søholm was the estate's main residence. But at the end of the 18th century Frederik Siegfried Rantzau pulled this farm down and invested in Krengerup as the main residence instead. Brahesholm then managed farming on the estate. Nyrupvej runs through Krengerup's outbuildings and gives a good view of the estate.