| THE HISTORY BEHIND LISELUND NY SLOT |
| Liselund lies in a fairytale setting near Møns Klint in the northeast corner of the island Møn. This beautiful, romantic place - with a tiny thatched castle, a Chinese teahouse, a Norwegian log cabin, and situated among lakes, streams and memorial stones - was a wonderful gift of love from a husband to his wife. Antoine de la Calmette was the prefect of Møn in 1790, and together with his wife Lisa he created Liselund Park. Neither of them lived long but they left a son, Charles, who married Martha Sabine Mackeprang, later known as "The White Lady of Liselund". Charles de la Calmette was a playboy who lived beyond his means, died young and left his young wife, and the estate, with an enormous debt. So in the 1820's Liselund ended up in the hands of the Baronecy of Rosenkrantz. You might still be lucky to meet "The White Lady", gracefully gliding across the park's lawns - if modern day sorcerers haven't succeeded in sending her to the Heavens. |
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| In 1887, almost 100 years after the foundation of Liselund Park, Baroness Oluffa Krabbe and Baron Fritz Rosenkrantz built Liselund ny Slot in the western part of the garden, perfectly situated on a hilltop with a view across the park and over the Baltic to the east. The Rosenkrantz family resided at Liselund ny Slot for almost 100 years, but by the 1960's they considered that the castle had become too old-fashined and expensive to live in. The family moved out, and for some years the house was used as a youth hostel and camp school. In 1980 Liselund ny Slot was sold - together with 5000 sq m - to the State, and remained empty for many years while its fate (even demolition) was considered. But doubts over the castle's future ended with its sale in 1989 to the present owners, Krista and Steffen Steffensen. The castle was completely and carefully restored and converted into a lovely castle-hotel, with 17 unique rooms, restaurant and café. |
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