Vognserup (Danish: Vognserup Gods) is a listed manor house located in the parish of Knudby to the west of Holbæk, Denmark. The main building was built between in 1559-1575 in Dutch Renaissance style.
History
Vognserup was established in 1330 at the site of a former village. It was owned by the now extinct Rud family in the Middle Ages. Peter Rud, a friend of king Frederick II, died in 1559. His widow Grethe Bruske constructed the current main building in c. 1559-75.
Im 1750, Vognserup was acquired by Severin Løvenskiold (1719–1776). Severin Løvenskiold had inherited Birkholm Manor and Aggersvold as well as several iron works in Norway. In 1766 he created the 'stamhus' Løvenborg from his estates and in 1773 it received the status of Barony. The Barony of Løvenborg was dissolved in 1921 existed until 1921 as a result of the lens release (lensafløsningen) of 1919.[1][2]·[3]
Estate
The estate covers 358 hectares. It consists of 271 hectares of farmland, 29 hectares of meadows, 45 hectares of forest, 8 hectares of marshland and a 5-hectare park.[4]
