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The park was designed by the landscape architect Erstad-Jørgensen. Geatures comprised a carp pond, winding paths, cottages, monuments and fountains. |
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Anders Bundgaard's sandstone monuments include a statue of Holger Petersen and the Three-Gundreds-Stone. The three-metre-tall Three-Hundreds-Stone from 1912 stands at the spot where the three historical [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]]s of laugs, Malt |
Anders Bundgaard's sandstone monuments include a statue of Holger Petersen and the Three-Gundreds-Stone. The three-metre-tall Three-Hundreds-Stone from 1912 stands at the spot where the three historical [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]]s of laugs, Malt and Skads meet. The three men depicted on the stone are Hedeselskabet-founder [[Enrico Dalgas]], innkeeper in Hovborg J. K. Sørensen amd chief forester J. C. Sørensen. They all played significant roles in the planting of the heaths around |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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Revision as of 00:10, 22 April 2024
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| General information | |
| Location | Vejen Municipality |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°38′23″N 8°53′49″E / 55.63972°N 8.89694°E |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Client | Holger Petersen |
Baldersbæk is a house and forest estate at Vejen, Denmark. Planted by Holger Petersen in the 1890s, Baldersbæk Plantation is the largest of the so-called "Copenhagener Plantations" (Danish: Københavnerplantager). The plantations were created in the years around 1900 by wealthy Copenhageners to promote Soil melioration in Western Jutland. Billa Baldersbæk was constructed in 1910. The adjacent park features a number of monuments by Anders Bundgaard as well as other features. The estate is now owned by the Holger Petersen Foundation. The park is open to the public.
History
In 1880, Holger Petersen co-founded of Plantningsselskabet Staushede. In 1891, he bought an old farm and planted the Baldersbæk plantation, which was more than 500 hectares (1,200 acres). In 1895, he also purchased Hølund in partnership with Christian Dalgas. On a journey to the area in 1892, he also convinced other wealthy businessmen to invest in plantations. He became a board member of Hedeselskabet in 1907 and was its vice chairman from 1910.[1]
In 1910, Petersen constructed a country house on the Baldersbæk estate. He also commissioned the sculptor Anders Bundgaard to design a number of sandstone monuments for the park.
After Holger Petersen's death, Baldersbæk was passed to to the Holger Petersen Foundation. In 2014–15, Baædersbæk's park was refurbished with funding from Realdania.[2]
House and park
Billa Baldersbæk was constructed to designs by Bernhard and Valdemar Ingemann with inspiration from Grederiksdal House.
The park was designed by the landscape architect Erstad-Jørgensen. Geatures comprised a carp pond, winding paths, cottages, monuments and fountains.
Anders Bundgaard's sandstone monuments include a statue of Holger Petersen and the Three-Gundreds-Stone. The three-metre-tall Three-Hundreds-Stone from 1912 stands at the spot where the three historical hundreds of laugs, Malt and Skads meet. The three men depicted on the stone are Hedeselskabet-founder Enrico Dalgas, innkeeper in Hovborg J. K. Sørensen amd chief forester J. C. Sørensen. They all played significant roles in the planting of the heaths around
Gallery
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Jolger Petersen statue -
The Three-Hundreds-Stone -
Fountain -
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References
- ^ "Holger Petersen" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Københavner-plantage i Vestjylland bevares" (in Danish). Tealdania. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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