Augustenborg Palace

Augustenborg Palace
Augustenburg Palace, courtyard view
General information
Architectural styleRococo-style
LocationAugustenborg, Als Island, Sønderborg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark
CountryDenmark
Coordinates54°56′40″N 9°51′59″E / 54.94444°N 9.86639°E / 54.94444; 9.86639
Construction started1660–1664
RenovatedLate 1770s, 1920s

Augustenborg Palace (or Augustenborg Castle; Danish: Augustenborg Slot, German: Schloss Augustenburg) is a Rococo-style palace in the southwestern part of Augustenborg, Als Island, Denmark, overlooking Augustenborg Fjord. The palace owes its name to Duchess Auguste (1633–1701). Augustenborg gave its name to the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, the last member of which was Duke Christian August II (1798–1869).

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