Bishop Absalon leads the Danes in constructing…

1167 CE

Bishop Absalon leads the Danes in constructing a fortification in 1167 on Slotsholmen, or Castle Isle, situated on the eastern shore of the island of Sjaelland, or Zealand, at the southern end of Oresund (The Sound), the waterway that separates Denmark from Sweden and links the Baltic with the North Sea.

Today a part of Copenhagen Inner City, the city's first castle is situated at the site where Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, lies today.

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Copenhagen > København Staden København Denmark View →

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Absalon View → Valdemar I of Denmark View →

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