Katholm Castle

#228 among destinations in Denmark

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Katholm Castle is a manor house located on the Djursland peninsula, six km south of Grenaa, in eastern Denmark. Built in the Renaissance style from 1588 to 1591 and expanded in 1622, it is set on a castle bank in the middle of an artificial lake in a forested area. Wilhelm Dinesen, father of writer Karen Blixen, spent his childhood years at Katholm. ()

Local name: Katholm Completed: 1591 (434 years ago)Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 56°21'35"N, 10°53'33"E

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MidtjyllandDenmark

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Katholm Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kattegatcentret, Grenaa Beach, Glatved Beach, Baunhøj Mølle.

3.5 miN
Aquarium, Tours, Outdoor activities
Kattegatcentret, Grenå
89 min walk • Kattegatcentret is a public aquarium in Grenå, Denmark. Its name refers to the Kattegat sea. The mission of Kattegatcentret is to mediate knowledge about the sea to the general public, so more people are able to enjoy, understand and guard the seas.
1.9 miS
Beach
Grenaa Beach
48 min walk • Sandy Grenaa Beach on Djursland's east coast – in eastern Jutland, Denmark, at the entrance to the Baltic Sea – starts at Grenaa Marina, and runs south for 6 km. The last 1.5 km are seldom visited, ending at the cape of Havknude.
4.2 miS
Beach
Glatved Beach
109 min walk • Glatved Beach is a coastline 10 km south of the town Grenaa in Denmark. The 5 km long beach is part of a stony coastline with fairly deep water close to the shore, spanning the 50 km long eastern shore of the peninsula, Djursland, and situated by the Kattegat sea.
4.4 miN
Windmill
Baunhøj Mølle, Grenå
113 min walk • Baunhøj mill, a Dutch windmill, was built in 1849 on Grenaa's best viewpoint, 37 metres above sea level. The mill was built by district physician C.A. Arendrup, who had to sell the mill again at a forced auction in 1856.
6.2 miSW
Manor house
Rugaard, Mols Bjerge National Park
159 min walk • Rugaard is a rural farming and forestry castle 2 km from the eastern coast of the peninsula Djursland in Denmark bordering the sea, Kattegat between Denmark and Sweden at the entrance to the Baltic Sea in Scandinavia.
3.8 miN
56°24'49"N • 10°52'34"E
Grenå Kirke, Grenå
97 min walk • Church