Tøxen's School
Tøxen's School | |
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Tøxens Skole | |
![]() Tøxen's School viewed from across the street | |
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General information | |
Location | Køge |
Country | Denmark |
Coordinates | 55°27′36.44″N 12°11′2.17″E / 55.4601222°N 12.1839361°ECoordinates: 55°27′36.44″N 12°11′2.17″E / 55.4601222°N 12.1839361°E |
Completed | 1859 |
Tøxen's School (Danish: Tøxens Skole) is a former school in Køge, Denmark. Its building from 1859 in Nørregade is listed.
History[]
When the Latin school in Køge closed in 1776, it was a great loss of prestige for the town, and aspiring students now had to go to Roskilde, Næstved of Copenhagen to study. A new school, Borgerskolen, opened in 1808. It was based in the old Provost's house, Provstegården, at the corner of Nørregade and Katekismusgade.[1]
In 1826, Thomas Tøxen, a wealthy merchant with no children, made a donation of 15,000 Danish rigsdaler for the establishment of a "higher school" in Køge. He had inherited the in Brogade (No. 5–7) in 1783 and had previously made large donations to the church and indigent citizens. Only the income on his endowment could be used. He outlived his wife and lived the last years of his life at Køge Torc 22 up to his death in 1945. In 1856, when the interest of 8,000 rigsdaler had accumulated, it was finally decided to build the school. A site between the town's North Gate and Norske Løve was chosen, and the school was inaugurated on 2 February 1859. In the mid-1980s, it was decided to merge the school with Brochmand's School, and the name of the school was changed to Sct. Nikolaj Skole.
References[]
- ^ "Historien bag Navnet 2: Tøxens Skole" (in Danish). Køge Arkiverne. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
External links[]
- Education in Køge
- Listed buildings and structures in Køge Municipality
- Listed educational buildings in Denmark
- School buildings completed in 1859
- 1859 establishments in Denmark
- Defunct schools in Denmark