Viborggård was for centuries operated as a farm under either Holmegård or Gisselfeld.[1]
The present main building was constructed in around 1800 (at least one source mentions 1808[2]) for pastor Edvard Snedorph Hammer, who swerved as pastor of Herlufmagle Parish from 1795 to 1829,[3] He wad previously served as hovmesterfor count Christian Conrad Sophus Danneskiold-Samsøe with whom he was in Leipzig at the time of his appointment.[4] He was the same year married to Christiane Sophie von Kleist (1771- 186262), daughter of colonel in the Cavalry Regiment and chamberlain Christian Frederik von Kleist.[4] Christiane Hammer (née von Kleist) until her death in 1862.
In the years around 1870, Viborggård was the residence of count Rudolph Ahlefeldt. In 1889, it was the residence of Knud Trolle Post.[1]
20th century
Viborggård's main building.
Viborggård belonged to Ove Frederik Gedde (1851-1907) in 1901.[5] He was married to Charlotte née Hermansen. The estate was at some point acquired by Ove Bille Hansen. In 1021, it was bourht by Th. Beck. In 1925, it changed hands again when it was acquired by the engineer and industrialist C.F. Jarl [da]. He resided in a villa in Copenhagen's fashionable Rosenvænget neighbourhood. Viborggård was later owned by Sonja Jensen intil 1007. The next owner was Poul Fritzner.[3]
Architecture
The 11 bays long Neoclassical main wing is constructed in brick, white-washed and topped by a hip roof. The symmetrical facade features a two-bay, gabled wall dormer. The garden is located to the north of the house. It is accessed from the building via a monumental staircase.
Today
Viborggaard was acquired by Povl Fritzner in 1996. He is still managing the estate but ownership has been transferred to his daughters Sara and Anne. Most of the 490 hectares of land are used for cultivation of sugar beet. In 2015, he gave up pig breeding on the estate. His is chairman of Øers Landboforeninger, fmd. Roskilde Dyrskue and Roskilde Dyrskue as well as a board member of Landbrug & Fødevare.[6] He was a board member of Gefion from 1987 to 2019.[2]
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