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Ørkild Castle

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Ørkild Castle or Ørkilde is a former medieval castle and current motte located in Svendborg on Funen island in Denmark. It is among the large mottes from the Middle Ages, and one of the largest mottes in the country. Ørkild Castle was built as a wooden fortress in the 1200s and was later improved, owned by the Bishopric of Odense multiple times. It was under royal ownership after Valdemar Atterdag annexed the castle in the 1350s and for about 50 years thereafter. The bishops of Odense owned it until 1534 when it was destroyed during the Count's Feud. Today, only a small foundation and the large motte remain.

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Ørkild Castle
Hesteskoen, Svendborg Municipality

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Hesteskoen
5700 Svendborg Municipality, Tved Byhaver
Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Svendborg Municipality (Danish: Svendborg Kommune) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the southeast coast of the island of Funen, as well as on the islands of Drejø, Hjortø, Skarø, Thurø, and Tåsinge off Funen's southeastern shores in south-central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 418 km2, and has a total population of 59,735 (2023). Its mayor is Bo Hansen (2017), a member of the Social Democrats political party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Svendborg. South of the municipality separating that part located on Funen from the other islands is Svendborg Strait (Svendborg Sund). The 1,220-meter (4003-ft) long Svendborgsund Bridge (Svendborgsundbroen) connects the municipality at the city of Svendborg over the islands of Tåsinge and Siø, where the 774 meter (2540 ft) long Langeland Bridge (Langelandsbroen) continues to the city of Rudkøbing on the island of Langeland. The Svendborgsund Bridge was opened in 1966. The Langeland's Bridge was opened in 1962, and is Denmark's 10th longest bridge. Ferry service connects the municipality at the town of Svendborg to the municipality's islands of Skarø, Drejø, and Hjortø, and to the town of Ærøskøbing on the island of Ærø. On 1 January 2007 Svendborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Gudme and Egebjerg municipalities to form an enlarged Svendborg municipality.