Grundtvig House

The Grundtvig House is a complex of historic buildings at Torvestræde 7 in Præstø, Vordingborg Municipality, Denmark. It takes its name after N. F. S. Grundtvig, who lived there for a year and a half in the early 1820s.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nysø Manor and Præstø Town Hall.

Nysø Manor

Manor estate

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Nysø Manor, located near Præstø in the southeast of the Danish island of Sealand, was built in 1673 for Jens Lauridsen, a local functionary. It now houses the Thorvaldsen Collection, a group of works by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, who lived and worked there in his later years. Nysø Manor is situated 740 metres northwest of Grundtvig House.

Præstø Town Hall

Building

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Præstø Town Hall Danish: Præstø Rådhus) is the former town hall of Præstø, now part of Vordingborg Municipality, in southeastern Denmark. The building dates from 1824 but owes its current appearance to an adaption in 1868. Præstø Town Hall is situated 180 metres east of Grundtvig House.

Præstø Church

Church

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Præstø Church is situated 440 metres east of Grundtvig House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Præstø and Skibinge.

Præstø

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Small in size, but rich on history; Præstø on Southern Zealand is a picturesque ancient merchant borough dating back to the 14th century, at the bottom of a small fjord of the same name.