Sorø Academy, Sorø

Name: Sorø Academy
Address: Akademigrunden 8, Sorø, Denmark

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Sorø Academy is a boarding school and gymnasium located in the small town of Sorø, Denmark. It traces its history back to the 12th century when Bishop Absalon founded a monastery at the site, which was confiscated by the Crown after the Reformation, and ever since, on and off, it has served as an educational institution, in a variety of forms, including as a knight academy founded by Christian IV and a venue for higher learning during the Danish Golden Age. Danish writer and academian Ludvig Holberg bequested most of his fortune to re-establishing the academy in 1750 after a devastating fire. ()

Local name: Sorø Akademi Founded: 1625 (399 years ago)Coordinates: 55°25'47"N, 11°33'24"E

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Akademigrunden 8Sorø Denmark

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Sorø Academy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sorø Lake, Sorø Klosterkirke, Sorø Art Museum, Sorø Museum.

~1690 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sorø Lake, Sorø
9 min walk • Sorø Lake is the largest and most upstream of three lakes that almost surround the town of Sorø, Sorø Municipality, on the central part of Zealand, Denmark. Together with the two other lakes, Pedersborg Lake and Tuel Lake, it is collectively known as the Sorø Lakes. They drain into the Suså River.
~180 ftN
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Sorø Klosterkirke, Sorø
1 min walk • Sorø Klosterkirke is located in the Danish town of Sorø. It was founded by Danish archbishop Absalon and built by Cistercians in the period from 1161 to 1201. It is made of red brick, which was a new material for the time. It is built similar style to the Abbey of Fontenay. Sorø Academy Foundation is responsible for Sorø Abbey.
~1180 ftN
Museum, Art museum
Sorø Art Museum, Sorø
6 min walk • Sorø Art Museum is an art museum located in Sorø, Denmark. It displays a representative collection of Danish art as well as a collection of Russian art, covering both painting from 1870 to 1930 and Russian icons, and also hosts special exhibitions both of classical and contemporary art.
~1350 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum
Sorø Museum, Sorø
7 min walk • Sorø Museum is a local history museum in Sorø, Denmark. It is housed within an old inn from 1624, one of the oldest buildings in the town.
~340 ftN
Cemetery
Sorø Old Cemetery, Sorø
2 min walk • Sorø Old Cemetery, owned by Sorø Academy, is one of the oldest cemeteries still in use in Denmark.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sorø Academy?

Nearby attractions include Sorø Klosterkirke, Sorø (1 min walk), Sorø Old Cemetery, Sorø (2 min walk), Sorø Art Museum, Sorø (6 min walk), Sorø Museum, Sorø (7 min walk).