Kokkedal Slot Copenhagen
Kokkedal Slot Copenhagen | |
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Kokkedal Slot viewed from the garden | |
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General information | |
Location | Hørsholm, Denmark |
Opening | 2004 |
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Other information | |
Number of rooms | 62 |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Website | |
Official website |
Kokkedal Slot (English: Kokkedal House) is a former country house located in Hørsholm north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is now operated as a 62-room, high-end hotel under the name Kokkedal Slot Copenhagen to distinguish it from Kokkedal Slot in North Jutland. The hotel is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SHL) network. It is surrounded by parkland and an 18-hole golf course.
History[]
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The estate was originally a tenant farm under Hirschholm Palace. In 1746, Queen Sophie Magdalene ceded it to , a German count in Danish service. He commissioned Johann Gottfried Rosenberg to build a summer retreat at the site, a one-storey house with a Mansard roof, which he referred to as Landhaus Cockedahl. Between 1751 and 1755, Rosenborg also constructed a new town mansion for Berckentin on Bredgade. That building is now known as the Odd Fellows Mansion.[1]
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The property changed hands numerous times before it was purchased by in 1864. He had recently returned from Hong Kong where he had led the company John Burd & Co and been Danish consul since 1855. He demolished the main building in 1865 and replaced it with a larger, two-story building which was completed in 1866 to a design by Christian Vilhelm Nielsen. The new complex also comprised stables and other farm buildings.[1]
In 1963, Hørsholm Municipality acquired the estate from Peter Møller Christensen, founder of Fahls Varehus in Copenhagen. In 1993, Hørsholm Municipality sold the property to a private investor on condition that it be converted into a hotel and restaurant. The plans were not realized and the house fell into despair. In 2003, a lawsuit returned the property to Hørsholm Municipality. Keops Development acquired the estate in 2005 but sold it again to the construction company Kjær & Lassen A/S. They completed a renovation of the building in 2010. It was purchased by Mikael Goldschmidt in February 2014.[2]
Hotel[]
The hotel is owned by M. Goldschmidt Holding. It is a member of Small Luxury Hotels. It has 62 rooms and a restaurant. The hotel manager is Michael Telling.
Cultural references[]
Kokkedal Slot is used as a location in Bille August's 1983 coming-of-age film Zappa.[3]
List of owners[]
- (1730–1746) Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- (1746–1758)
- (1758–1768) Louise Scheel von Plessen, née Berckentin
- (1768–1771)
- (1771–1799)
- (1799–1806)
- (1806–1810)
- (1810–1813)
- (1813–1829)
- (1829–1837)
- (1837–1843)
- (1843–1864)
- (1864–1892)
- (1892–1897) Enkefru Block
- (1897–1902) Enkefru Blocks dødsbo
- (1902–1910)
- (1910–1932) Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu
- (1932–1940) Enkefru du Plessis de Richelieu
- (1940–1963)
- (1963–1993) Hørsholm Kommune
- (1993–2003)
- (2003–2005) Hørsholm Kommune
- (2005–2007)
- (2007–2013)
- (2013– present M. Goldschmidt Holding
References[]
- ^ a b "Luksuriøst slotsophold i Kokkedal". Berlingske. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "M. Goldschmidt overtager Kokkedal Slot". Byens Ejendomme. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Kokkedal Slot". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links[]
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- Official website
- Kokkedal Slot Copenhagen at Small Luxury Hotels
- Hotels in Copenhagen
- Houses in Hørsholm Municipality
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Denmark
- Buildings and structures associated with the Grut Hansen family
- Houses completed in 1866