6 kmTrøjborg Castle Ruins lies near Visby, north of Tønder, where the remains of the walls still stand out as a landmark in the flat landscape of Southern Jutland. What makes the site special is not just the stonework, but its location: the ruin is surrounded by water-filled moats on all four sides, making it easy to imagine how the site was once separated from its surroundings.
The visible remains are mainly the south wall and parts of the basement level. This makes for a somewhat unusual encounter with a castle: not a neat, complete structure, but a broken façade and low traces of rooms, leaving you to piece together the rest. Most of the remains date from the Renaissance castle, built over and around the older fortress.
Trøjborg began as a medieval fortress on an artificial island and was later transformed into a Renaissance castle. The site's ownership passed between the nobility, the bishopric and the Crown, and the castle was eventually demolished. According to the story, parts of the ruin were left standing because a bridge collapsed during the work. Many of the stones were later put to new use on farms in the surrounding area, so Trøjborg is not just here by the moat; parts of the castle are scattered across the surrounding landscape.
